Phenomenal Cat Lyrics by Kinks
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A long, long time ago
In the land of idiot boys
There lived a cat, a phenomenal cat
Who loved to wallow all day

No one bothered him
As he sat, content in his tree
He just lived to eat 'cause it kept him fat
And that's how he wanted to stay

Though he was big and fat
All the world was good to him
And he pointed out on the map
All the places he had been
[Unverified], Kathmandu
The Scilley Isles and Sahara, too

Fum, fum, diddle-um di
La la la la, la-la la la
La la la la, la-la la la la
La la la la-la la la

Once when he was thin
He had flown to old Hong Kong
And had learned the secret of life
And the sea and the sky beyond
So he gave up his diet and sat in a tree
And ate himself through eternity

Fum, fum, diddle-um di
La la la la la-la la la
La la la la, la-la la la la
La la la la-la la la
Fum, fum, diddle-um di
Fum, fum, diddle-um di
A long, long time ago   In the land of idiot boys   There lived a cat, a phenomenal cat   Who loved to wallow all day      No one bothered him   As he sat, content in his tree   He just lived to eat 'cause it kept him fat   And that's how he wanted to stay      Though he was big and fat   All the world was good to him   And he pointed out on the map   All the places he had been   [Unverified], Kathmandu   The Scilley Isles and Sahara, too      Fum, fum, diddle-um di   La la la la, la-la la la   La la la la, la-la la la la   La la la la-la la la      Once when he was thin   He had flown to old Hong Kong   And had learned the secret of life   And the sea and the sky beyond   So he gave up his diet and sat in a tree   And ate himself through eternity      Fum, fum, diddle-um di   La la la la la-la la la   La la la la, la-la la la la   La la la la-la la la   Fum, fum, diddle-um di   Fum, fum, diddle-um di