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