A third crash interrupts the celebration, and this

time the villainous Macavity appears! Two of his henchman 

invade the proceedings and kidnap Old Deuteronomy! Two 

felines familiar with Macavity, Demeter (a frightened 

kitten who had been previously abducted by Macavity) and 

the older and more sensual Bombalurina (a goodtime girl 

who gets along with everyone) sing what they know of 

"Macavity"



SOLO: 

Macavity! 



Macavity's a mystery cat, he's called the hidden paw 

For he's a master criminal who can defy the law 

He's the bafflement of Scotland Yard, the Flying Squad's despair 

For when they reach the scene of crime Macavity's not there! 



Macavity, Macavity, there's no one like Macavity 

He's broken every human law, he breaks the law of gravity 

His powers of levitation would make a fakir stare 

And when you reach the scene of crime Macavity's not there! 



You may seek him in the basement, you may look up in the air 

But I tell you once and once again Macavity's not there! 



Macavity's a ginger cat, he's very tall and thin 

You would know him if you saw him for his eyes are sunken in 

His brow is deeply lined in thought, his head is highly domed 

His coat is dusty from neglect, his whiskers are uncombed 



He sways his head from side to side with movements like a snake 

And when you think he's half asleep, he's always wide awake 



Macavity, Macavity, there's no one like Macavity 

He's a fiend in feline shape, a monster of depravity 

You may meet him in a by-street, you may see him in the square 

But when a crime's discovered then Macavity's not there! 



He's outwardly respectable, I know he cheats at cards 

And his footprints are not found in any files of Scotland Yard's 

And when the larder's looted or the jewel case is rifled 

Or when the milk is missing or another peke's been stifled 

Or the greenhouse glass is broken and the trellis past repair 

There's the wonder of the thing Macavity's not there! 



Macavity, Macavity, there's no one like Macavity 

There never was a cat of such deceitfulness and suavity 

He always has an alibi and one or two to spare 

What ever time the deed took place Macavity wasn't there! 



And they say that all the cats whose wicked deeds are widely known 

I might mention Mungojerrie, I might mention Griddlebone 

Are nothing more than agents for the cat who all the time 

Just controls the operations: the Napoleon of crime! 



Macavity, Macavity, there's no one like Macavity 

He's a fiend in feline shape, a monster of depravity 

You may meet him in a by-street, you may see him in the square 

But when a crime's discovered then Macavity 



Macavity, Macavity, Macavity 

When a crime's discovered then Macavity's not there! 

Macavity's not there! 



Macavity returns, disguised as Old Deuteronomy, but he 

is revealed, and he battles with Munkustrap and the other 

male cats. Tired and almost defeated, Macavity rigs an 

electrical explosion that puts out all the lights, leaving 

the Jellicles in the dark.



ALL: 

We have to find Old Deuteronomy