| The action is intruded by yet another crash from the villainous
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| Macavity, which sends the cats scurrying! |
| Old Deuteronomy soothes
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| them, as they come back one by one. |
| It is time for «The Jellicle
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| Ball,"the great yearly dance in which all of the cats celebrate!
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| ALL:
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| Jellicle cats come out tonight
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| Jellicle cats come one, come all
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| The jellicle moon is shining bright
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| Jellicles come to the jellicle ball
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| SOLO:
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| Jellicle cats are black and white
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| Jellicle cats are rather small
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| Jellicle cats are merry and bright
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| And pleasant to hear when we caterwaul
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| Jellicle cats have cheerful faces
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| Jellicle cats have bright black eyes
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| We like to practice our airs and graces
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| And wait for the jellicle moon to rise
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| Jellicle cats develop slowly
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| Jellicle cats are not too big
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| Jellicle cats are roly poly
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| We know how to dance a gavotte and a jig
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| Until the jellicle moon appears
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| We make our toilette and take our repose
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| Jellicles wash behind their ears
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| Jellicles dry between their toes
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| Jellicle cats are black and white
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| Jellicle cats are of moderate size
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| Jellicles jump like a jumping jack
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| Jellicle cats have moonlit eyes
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| We’re quiet enough in the morning hours
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| We’re quiet enough in the afternoon
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| Reserving our terpsichorean powers
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| To dance by the light of the jellicle moon
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| Jellicle cats are black and white
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| Jellicle cats (as we said) are small
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| If it happens to be a stormy night
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| We will practice a caper or two in the hall
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| If it happens the sun is shining bright
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| You would say we had nothing to do at all
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| We are resting and saving ourselves to be right
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| For the jellicle moon and the jellicle ball
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| ALL:
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| Jellicle cats come out tonight
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| Jellicle cats come one, come all
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| The jellicle moon is shining bright
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| Jellicles come to the jellicle ball |