theres a cat on the steps and I sure could use a lesson from her she got sly yellow eyes she got three-coloured crazy-quilt fur she slinks and creeps, she leaps and she teases but whatever she does, she does just as she pleases ooh shes the calico cat when shes feeling lazy, she just stretches out in the sun oh but when shes feeling crazy she got all the local dogs on the run shes lean and mean, shes a backyard queen and she looks out for number one and nobody can break her heart on those hot summer nights all the toms come round to woo her but she turns up her nose cause they dont mean a damn thing to her well shell pick them over when shes in the mood but when shes not, look out, she aint afraid to be rude ooh shes the calico cat when shes feelin lazy ooh shes the calico cat