The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
Meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow
Meow, meow
Meow, meow
Little bag of bones been out all night
Little bag of bones been out all night
Can you hear him scratchin' at the screen door?
Can you hear him scratchin' at the screen door?
Little bag of bones been out all night
He needs some pettin' and lovin' on his head
He needs some pettin' and lovin' on his rain-soaked hide
He's circlin' around my ankle
He's circlin' around my ankle
He needs some pettin' and lovin' on his hide
Hey, kitty, won't you come inside
Kitty at my foot and I wanna touch it
Kitty at my foot and I wanna touch it
Kitty at my foot and I wanna touch it
Kitty at my foot and I wanna touch it
Kitty at my foot and I wanna touch it
Kitty at my foot and I wanna touch it
Kitty at my foot and I wanna touch it
Kitty at my foot and I want to touch it
Meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow
Meow, meow
Meow, meow
Pussy purrin' and lookin' so satisfied
Pussy purrin' and lookin' so satisfied
I'm lost in his little yellow round eye
Lost in his little yellow round eye
Pussy purrin' and lookin' so satisfied
Kitty rear up and scratch me through my jeans
Kitty rear up and scratch me through my jeans
Fuck you, kitty, you're gonna to spend the night
Fuck you, kitty, you're gonna to spend the night
Fuck you, kitty, you're gonna to spend the night outside
Kitty at my foot and I wanna touch it
Kitty at my foot and I wanna touch it
Kitty at my foot and I wanna touch it
Kitty at my foot and I wanna touch it
Kitty at my foot and I wanna touch it
Kitty at my foot and I wanna touch it
Kitty at my foot and I wanna touch it
Kitty at my foot and I want to touch it
Touch it, I wanna touch it
I wanna touch it, I wanna touch it
I wanna touch it, wanna touch it
I wanna touch it, yeah, touch it
Kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty, touch it
Kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty, touch it
Kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty, touch it
Kitty at my foot and I want to touch it
Meow, meow
Meow, meow
Little bag of bones been out all night
Little bag of bones been out all night
Can you hear him scratchin' at the screen door?
Can you hear him scratchin' at the screen door?
Little bag of bones been out all night
He needs some pettin' and lovin' on his head
He needs some pettin' and lovin' on his rain-soaked hide
He's circlin' around my ankle
He's circlin' around my ankle
He needs some pettin' and lovin' on his hide
Hey, kitty, won't you come inside
Kitty at my foot and I wanna touch it
Kitty at my foot and I wanna touch it
Kitty at my foot and I wanna touch it
Kitty at my foot and I wanna touch it
Kitty at my foot and I wanna touch it
Kitty at my foot and I wanna touch it
Kitty at my foot and I wanna touch it
Kitty at my foot and I want to touch it
Meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow
Meow, meow
Meow, meow
Pussy purrin' and lookin' so satisfied
Pussy purrin' and lookin' so satisfied
I'm lost in his little yellow round eye
Lost in his little yellow round eye
Pussy purrin' and lookin' so satisfied
Kitty rear up and scratch me through my jeans
Kitty rear up and scratch me through my jeans
Fuck you, kitty, you're gonna to spend the night
Fuck you, kitty, you're gonna to spend the night
Fuck you, kitty, you're gonna to spend the night outside
Kitty at my foot and I wanna touch it
Kitty at my foot and I wanna touch it
Kitty at my foot and I wanna touch it
Kitty at my foot and I wanna touch it
Kitty at my foot and I wanna touch it
Kitty at my foot and I wanna touch it
Kitty at my foot and I wanna touch it
Kitty at my foot and I want to touch it
Touch it, I wanna touch it
I wanna touch it, I wanna touch it
I wanna touch it, wanna touch it
I wanna touch it, yeah, touch it
Kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty, touch it
Kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty, touch it
Kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty, touch it
Kitty at my foot and I want to touch it
Lyrics submitted by carboncentric
Kitty Lyrics as written by David Michael Dederer Christopher Weldon Ballew
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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the song is about a fucking kitten who scratched a man and the guy got mad at him
i used to be obsessed with this song when it first came out - damn that was a long time ago.
(Lost in his little yellow round die?) (Lost in his little yellow round die?) lost in his little yellow round eye. lost in his little yellow round eye. cat's have little yellow round eyes not dies...
puddleoffluf i think thats a little dramatic, maybe, but these guys made a song about PEACHES. but they rock anyway. and about the song i think the song is about Chris Ballew's obsession with cats.
i dont think so puddle, most - all presidents songs r about random stuff and dont have metaphoric meanings in them.
How about it's a song about a cat but its also a song where he, just like everyone else here, cant help but think of sexual innuendo when they hear the word kitty or pussy. So he sings it all eyebrow-raising sexy-like in a cheeky way.
I'm sure that they sexual innuendo was at least SOMEWHAT intentional - I mean the sexual, seductive sound of the song is part of what makes it fun and sounding good.
But I betcha its literally about a cat haha. These guys are just wacky. they seem to care more about making fun music and putting on a fun show then putting out a "message"
being a woman and having dated some TOM CATS, hahah. ...I think he personally is relating to being a cat out on the prowl and he comes in wanting loving like cats do, but the cat scratched the person and hand that loves and feeds him so he gets kicked out ..if you're a bad boy you get put out in the rain, hahaha...maybe???
i think its about a chick who wont leave this guy (kitty has a metaphor in here, its not a cat its the girl because of her... yea...) and he wants to get with her but she just keeps saying no to it and then she wants to and hes fed up with it so he says no to her about it!
in my opinion the lyric is "lost in his little yellow round diet". as in a bird, like tweetybird.
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