A black cat's full of trouble and I know he has nine lives.

A black cat's full of trouble and I know he has nine lives.

But mama 's troubled now because a black cat never dies.



When I woke up this morning, and a black cat ‘s hangin' ‘round my door.

When I woke up this morning, and a black cat ‘s hangin' ‘round my door.

He's the cause of my mense, not comin' back to me anymore.



Now if you want to keep your man, get a dog to watch night and day.

Now if you want to keep your man, get a dog to watch night and day.

That's the only thing to do, to keep that mean black cat away.



Some women like a yellow, but I don't want no man to cry.

Some women like a yellow, but I don't want no man to cry.

I hope that mistreatin' black cat, will stay ‘way from my house tonight.