Gutter Cat vs. The Jets – English Lyrics

• By: Alice Cooper
• Album: Alice Cooper: Trashes The World

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

(crowd cheering)

(bass guitar playing)

(mellow music)

(crowd cheering)

(rock music)

♪ I'm singing in the rain ♪

(rock music)

♪ Just singing in the rain ♪

(rock music)

♪ I met an alley cat ♪

♪ Pussyfooting around ♪

♪ 'Til the break of dawn ♪

♪ Found me knocked out flat on my head ♪

♪ Some feline beauty ♪

♪ Waved her tail my way ♪

♪ I just had to stay ♪

♪ I couldn't get the blood off my hand ♪

♪ Made my eyes bug out ♪

♪ My tail stand up ♪

♪ I ain't even in heat for a month ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Meow ♪

(rock music)

♪ House cat ♪

♪ You really got it made ♪

♪ Sleeping all night and perfect delight of day ♪

♪ Some feline beauty waved her tail my way ♪

♪ I just had to stay ♪

♪ I couldn't get the blood off my bed ♪

♪ Made my eyes bug out ♪

♪ My tail stand up ♪

♪ I ain't even in heat for a month ♪

(rock music)

♪ Yeah ♪

(rock music)

♪ There's gonna be trouble here tonight ♪

(rock music)

♪ Some bad cats from Fourth Street ♪

♪ Come down to our alley ♪

♪ Well we say that's cool ♪

♪ But just stay away from me and my boys ♪

♪ Eyes flash and claws slash ♪

♪ And feline fur goes flying ♪

♪ Midnight ♪

♪ Cat fight and bite ♪

♪ Dying ♪

♪ What do you think I ought to do with them ♪

(crowd cheering)

(rock music)

♪ When you're a jet ♪

♪ You're a jet all the way ♪

♪ From your first cigarette ♪

♪ 'Til last dying day ♪

♪ When you're a jet ♪

♪ Let them do what they can ♪

♪ Little boy, you got friends ♪

♪ You're a family man ♪

♪ The jets are in gear ♪

♪ They're always well respected ♪

♪ You're never alone ♪

♪ When company's expected ♪

♪ You're well protected ♪

♪ Here come the jets ♪

♪ Like a bat out of Hell ♪

♪ Someone gets in our way ♪

♪ Someone don't feel so well ♪

♪ When you're a jet ♪

♪ You stay a jet ♪

(rock music)

(police siren)

(upbeat rock music)

(crowd cheering)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
singing /ˈsɪŋɪŋ/ A1	verb - to produce musical sounds with the voice
cat /kæt/ A1	noun - a small domesticated carnivorous mammal
feline /ˈfiːlaɪn/ B2	adjective - relating to cats noun - a cat
tail /teɪl/ A1	noun - the hindmost part of an animal
blood /blʌd/ A1	noun - the red liquid that circulates in the bodies of people and animals
flash /flæʃ/ A2	verb - to shine suddenly and briefly
claws /klɔːz/ A2	noun - a curved, pointed horny segment at the end of a toe in birds, reptiles, and some mammals
fur /fɜːr/ A2	noun - the thick hair that covers the bodies of some animals
midnight /ˈmɪdˌnaɪt/ A1	noun - 12 o'clock at night
fight /faɪt/ A1	verb - to take part in a violent struggle
bite /baɪt/ A1	verb - to use the teeth to cut into something
cigarette /ˌsɪɡəˈrɛt/ A2	noun - a thin cylinder of tobacco for smoking
respected /rɪˈspɛktɪd/ B1	adjective - admired for achievements or qualities
protected /prəˈtɛktɪd/ A2	adjective - kept safe from harm
bat /bæt/ A2	noun - a piece of sports equipment used for hitting the ball noun - a flying mammal
hell /hɛl/ A2	noun - the place of the dead where the wicked are punished