[Verse 1] In the window by the rain-smeared glass A cat in a collar made the whole town gasp He jumped on a stack by the counter’s side Nocked down a 45 with his tail held high Dust in the sunbeam, gold on the floor He batted the needle, then he begged for more One little meow and the room came alive Every stiff-back neighbor started tapping in time [Pre-Chorus] He shook that paw like a spark in a jar He spun the crowd from the pawnshop bar Moms at the door and the old folks too All found a beat they could walk right through [Chorus] Dance, dance, record shop cat Turn this quiet block into a hat Dance, dance, shake the room Every shoe hit the floor goes boom Dance, dance, record shop cat Fuzzy little king in a velvet hat Dance, dance, all night long Neighborhood riot with a feel-good song [Verse 2] Mrs. Vale came out with her paper plate Said “I just came for the jazz and cake” Then she dropped her fork and she lost her cool Started two-steppin’ by the listening stool Kids on the curb with their bike bell chimes Grandpa clapped on the off-beat times The fruit guy laughed from across the street And the barber shop boys brought the backbeat heat [Pre-Chorus] He leapt on the speaker, flashed those eyes Like “Come on, come on, let it rise” The horns went bright and the floorboards shook Whole block grinnin’ at the way he looked [Chorus] Dance, dance, record shop cat Turn this quiet block into a hat Dance, dance, shake the room Every shoe hit the floor goes boom Dance, dance, record shop cat Fuzzy little king in a velvet hat Dance, dance, all night long Neighborhood riot with a feel-good song [Bridge] He knocked over a crate, then landed clean On a blue-back sleeve with a silver sheen The owner just laughed and threw up her hands Said “That’s the best thing that’s happened to these lands” Then the trumpet jumped and the bass came round Like a hundred little paws on the ground Even the moon on the fire escape Seemed to sway to the shape he’d made [Break] [Horn break] Hey! Hey! Hey! Paws up, paws up, stay Hey! Hey! Hey! Make the whole block sway [Final Chorus] Dance, dance, record shop cat Turn this quiet block into a hat Dance, dance, shake the room Every shoe hit the floor goes boom Dance, dance, record shop cat Fuzzy little king in a velvet hat Dance, dance, all night long Neighborhood riot with a feel-good song [Outro] By closing time, the street still spun The cat blinked slow like, “Job well done” He curled on a sleeve by the register light And the whole damn block kept dancing into night