the jellicle ball Songtext / Lyric

VICTORIA, JEMIMA
Jellicle cats come out tonight
Jellicle cats come one come all
The Jellicle moon is shining bright -
Jellicles come to the Jellicle ball

ALONZO
Jellicle cats are black and white,
Jellicle cats are rather small,

ALONZO + MUNKUSTRAP
Jellicle cats are merry and bright,

VICTORIA + JEMIMA
And pleasant to hear when we caterwaul.

SKIMBLESHANKS
Jellicle cats have cheerful faces,

POUNCIVAL
Jellicle cats have bright black eyes,

MR. MISTOFFELEES
We like to practise our airs and graces

ALL
And wait for the Jellicle moon to rise.

ALONZO, MUNKUSTRAP + PLATO
Jellicle cats develop slowly,

TUMBLERUTUS
Jellicle cats are not too big,

DEMETER, BOBALURINA, JELLYLORUM
Jellicle cats are roly-poly,

MR. MISTOFFELEES, SKIMBLESHANKS + POUNCIVAL
We know how to dance a gavotte and a jig.

DEMETER
Until the Jellicle moon appears

BOMBALURINA
We make our toilette and take our repose:


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Jellicles wash behind their ears,

JELLYLORUM
Jellicles dry between their toes.

TANTOMILLE + CORICOPAT
Jellicle cats are black and white

RUMPLETEAZER
Jellicle cats are of moderate size;

KSIMBLESHANKS + POUNCIVAL
Jellicles jump like a jumping-jack,

MUNGOJERRIE
Jellicle cats have moonlit eyes.

ALL
We're quiet enough in the morning hours,
we're quiet enough in the afternoon.

MR. MISTOFFELEES
Reserving our terpsichorean powers

MUNKUSTRAP
To dance by the light of the Jellicle moon.

ALONZO, PLATO + MUNKUSTRAP
Jellicle cats are black

VICTORIA, JEMIMA + RUMPLETEAZER
And white.

PLATO
Jellicle cats (as we said) are small.

SKIMPLE, POUNCIVAL + MISTOFFELEES
If it happens to be a storm night we will practise a caper or two in the hall

VICTORIA + JEMIMA
If it happens the sun is shining bright

RUM TUM RUGGER
You would say we had nothing to do at all

ALL
We are resting and saving
ourselves to be right
for the Jellicle moon
and the Jellicle ball
Jellicle cats come out tonight,
Jellicle cats come one come all.
The Jellicle moon is shining bright
Jellicles come to the Jellicle ball.