Dead Cat On The Line

I want to speak to you from this subject
If a child is no way like its father
There's a dead cat on the line
They tell me that once upon a time
They had some trouble
Trying to get a message over the telegram wire
The company sent a man out to inspect the line
In making his report, he said that he found
That a cat had gone up telegraph pole
And died on the line
And that was the reason why
They couldn't get the message over the line
Now if a child doesn't favor its father in no way
There's a dead cat on the line

Lord, a child should resemble his father
Lord, he ought to favor him some way
If a child don't favor his daddy
There's a dead cat on the line
Dead cat on the line
Dead cat on the line

If there ain't but one rooster in the barnyard
All the little chicken will favor him some way
If the chicken don't favor their daddy
There's a dead cat on the line
Dead cat on the
Mama, there's a dead cat on the line

Now if a man is president
And he lying 'bout what he done
Man, wake up, wake up people
There's a dead cat on the line
Dead cat on the line
Man, there's a dead cat on the line

Now if the words don't favor the story
Then that message will not get through
It's just like that telegram wire
When a dead cat's on the line
Dead cat on the
Mama, dead cat on the line

Bam-a-long, bam-a-long, you heard me
Bam-a-long, bam-a-long, wake up
Bam-a-long, bam-a-di, dog on the line