Baby you tried chaining me down from getting my kicks But you oughta know you can't teach an old cat new tricks It's plain to see that i'm the prowling kind You can't housebreak a tomcat with tomcatting on his mind Well i've been accused of liking variety But i guess that proves there's nothing wrong with me A man can't wear the same shoes all the time You can't housebreak a tomcat with tomcatting on his mind Well i'm going to the city to meet a little kitty In a sandbox way downtown Watch the cat hair fly if momma passes by And catches me out cattin' around Well there's gotta be more than one way to skin a cat Baby you try skinning this’en with a baseball bat With eight lives gone i'm now on number nine You can't housebreak a tomcat with tomcattin' on his mind