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"Cats" and all related things are the property of Andrew Lloyd Webber, The Really Useful Group, and related parties. Lyrics are taken from and based off "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats" and other poems by T.S. Eliot, with additions by Trevor Nunn and Richard Stilgoe. No copyright infringement is intended.

Journey to the Heaviside Layer Sung by: The Company
Original London Cast	Original Broadway Cast	Original Australian Cast	Video
Up up up past the Russell Hotel Up up up up to the Heaviside Layer Up up up past the Russell Hotel Up up up up to the Heaviside Layer Up up up past the Russell Hotel Up up up up to the Heaviside Layer Up up up past the Russell Hotel Up up up up to the Heaviside Layer	Up up up past the Russell Hotel Up up up up to the Heaviside Layer Up up up past the Russell Hotel Up up up up to the Heaviside Layer Up up up past the Russell Hotel Up up up up to the Heaviside Layer Up up up past the Russell Hotel Up up up up to the Heaviside Layer Up up up past the Jellicle moon Up up up up to the Heaviside Layer Up up up past the Jellicle moon Up up up up to the Heaviside Layer The mystical divinity of unashamed felinity Round the cathedral rang "Vivat!" Life to the everlasting cat	Up up up past the Russell Hotel Up up up up to the Heaviside Layer Up up up past the Russell Hotel Up up up up to the Heaviside Layer Up up up past the Russell Hotel Up up up up to the Heaviside Layer Up up up past the Russell Hotel Up up up up to the Heaviside Layer Up up up past the Jellicle moon Up up up up to the Heaviside Layer Up up up past the Jellicle moon Up up up up to the Heaviside Layer The mystical divinity of unashamed felinity Round the cathedral rang "Vivat!" Life to the everlasting cat	Up up up past the Russell Hotel Up up up up to the Heaviside Layer Up up up past the Russell Hotel Up up up up to the Heaviside Layer Up up up past the Russell Hotel Up up up up to the Heaviside Layer Up up up past the Russell Hotel Up up up up to the Heaviside Layer Up up up past the Jellicle moon Up up up up to the Heaviside Layer Up up up past the Jellicle moon Up up up up to the Heaviside Layer The mystical divinity of unashamed felinity Round the cathedral rang "Vivat!" Life to the everlasting cat
Notes The lyrics for this song are not taken from one of T.S. Eliot's poems; they are taken from a letter he wrote. Andrew Lloyd Webber had this to say on the subject (quote taken from the International Tour 2018-2019 programme): "What Valerie unearthed next was the clincher. She produced a poem about dogs and cats and a letter from Tom that suggested this was to be the opening of some sort of entertainment which ended with the animals getting into a big balloon that took them 'Up, up, up past the Russell Hotel, up, up, up, to the Heaviside Layer'. Also along the way there was to be some sort of Jellicle event. The poems speak of a 'Jellicle Ball.'"