Lyric discussion by elephant_range 

Cover art for Year Of The Cat lyrics by Al Stewart

This entire song is a historical metaphor for the Vietnam war.

In Chinese astrology, Feb 11 1975-Jan 30 1976 is the year of the rabbit.

In Vietnamese astrology, the cat replaces the rabbit: 'The Vietnamese zodiac is almost identical to Chinese zodiac except that the second animal is the water buffalo instead of the ox, the fourth animal is the cat instead of the rabbit and the eighth animal is the Ram instead of the sheep'-source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_astrology

Therefore, since Saigon fell on April 30, 1975...

You get the picture.

No, I don't get the picture. You've provided nothing to support the claim that the song is a metaphor for the Vietnam war.

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