The cat came back

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Old Mister Johnson troubles of his own.
He had a yellow cat that wouldn't leave his home.
He and he tried to give the cat away.
He it to a man goin' far, far away.
But the cat back the very next day.
Yes, the cat came back, we she was a goner,
But the cat came back, she just couldn't stay away, away, away.
So he gave it to a woman goin’ up in a balloon.
He her for to take it to the man up in the moon.
The balloon down ‘bout ninety miles away.
Where the woman is now, well, I just can't say.
But the cat came back the very next day.
The cat back, we thought she was a goner,
But the cat came back, she just couldn't stay away, away, away.
So he gave it to a man goin’ way out west.
He told him for to take it to the one he loved the best.
The train hit the curve, and then jumped the rail.
Not a soul was behind to tell the awful tale.
But the cat came back the very next day.
Oh, the cat came back, we she was a goner,
But the cat came back, she just couldn't stay away, away, away.
But the cat came back the very next day.
Yeah, the cat came back, we thought she was a goner,
But the cat came back, she just couldn't stay away, away, away.