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A fat cat named LaRue
He would strut on down to Bourbon St.
Without one care in the world
He'd stick his tail right in the air
And PURR for all the girls
The other cats would stop and stare
But there was nothing they could do
Because the coolest kitty in the city
Is a fat cat named LaRue
A fat cat named LaRue
A fat cat named LaRue
You can catch him there in Jackson Square
Just doing the things he do
He's done seen it all, been a part of most
To him aint too much new
The coolest kitty in the city
Is a fat cat named LaRue
He would march on down to the Marigny
And everyone tells him "Hi"
From the catfish in the river
To the pelicans in the sky
If he cross your path, your a lucky duck
He's full of that good voodoo
He's the coolest kitty in the city
A fat cat named LaRue
A fat cat named LaRue
A fat cat named LaRue
You can watch him play on Mardi Gras day
Showing off a step or two
He's done seen it all, been a part of most
Ain't nothing he can't do
The coolest kitty in the city
Is a fat cat named LaRue
Even down in the Bywater
Everybody knows his name
They know that he won't stay long
But they sure is glad he came
He comes and goes just as he please
If you could, you would too
Just like the coolest kitty in the city
A fat cat named LaRue
A fat cat named LaRue
A fat cat named LaRue
He's here, he's there, he's everywhere
I saw him down by the Audubon zoo
He's done seen it all, been a part of most
Learned from a creole queen or two
He's the coolest kitty in the city
A fat cat named LaRue
Now as the sun begins to rise
He makes his way back home
He rubs the sleep from out his eyes
As we begin to end this poem
Its time to rest, and you can bet
Tonight will bring adventures new
To the coolest kitty in the city
A FAT CAT NAMED LARUE
