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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.

Old Deuteronomy Sung by: Quaxo, Munkustrap, George, Old Deuteronomy and The Company (London) Munkustrap and The Rum Tum Tugger, Old Deuteronomy and The Company (Broadway, Australia) Quaxo, Coricopat and Tantomile, Munkustrap and The Rum Tum Tugger, Old Deuteronomy and The Company (Video)
Original London Cast	Original Broadway Cast	Original Australian Cast	Video
Old Deuteronomy's lived a long time; He's a cat who has lived many lives in succession He was famous in proverb and famous in rhyme A long while before Queen Victoria's accession Old Deuteronomy's buried nine wives And more - I am tempted to say, ninety-nine; And his numerous progeny prospers and thrives And the village is proud of him in his decline. At the sight of that placid and bland physiognomy, As he sits in the sun on the vicarage wall The oldest inhabitant croaks: Well of all...things...Can it be...really!... Yes!...No!...Ho! Hi!...Oh, my eye! My mind may be wandering, but I confess I believe it is Old Deuteronomy! [Instrumental] Old Deuteronomy sits in the street, He sits in the High Street on market day; The bullocks may bellow, the sheep they may bleat, But the dogs and the herdsmen will turn them away. The cars and the lorries run over the kerb, And the villagers put up a notice: "ROAD CLOSED" - So that nothing untoward may chance to disturb Deuteronomy's rest when he feels so disposed. The digestive repose of that feline's gastronomy Must never be broken, whatere may befall! And the oldest inhabitant croaks: Well of all...things...Can it be...really!... Yes!...No!...Ho! Hi!...Oh, my eye! My mind may be wandering, but I confess I believe it is Old Deuteronomy! Well of all things...Can it be...really! Yes!...No!...Ho! Hi!...Oh my eye! My legs may be tottery, I must go slow And be careful of Old Deuteronomy!	Macavity! I believe it is Old Deuteronomy Well of all...things...Can it be...really!... No!...Yes!...Ho! Hi!...Oh, my eye! My mind may be wandering, but I confess I believe it is Old Deuteronomy! Old Deuteronomy's lived a long time; He's a cat who has lived many lives in succession He was famous in proverb and famous in rhyme A long while before Queen Victoria's accession Old Deuteronomy's buried nine wives And more - I am tempted to say, ninety-nine; And his numerous progeny prospers and thrives And the village is proud of him in his decline. At the sight of that placid and bland physiognomy, When he sits in the sun on the vicarage wall The oldest inhabitant croaks: Well of all...things...Can it be...really!... No!...Yes!...Ho! Hi!...Oh, my eye! My mind may be wandering, but I confess I believe it is Old Deuteronomy! Well of all...things...Can it be...really!... No!...Yes!...Ho! Hi!...Oh, my eye! My mind may be wandering, but I confess I believe it is Old Deuteronomy! Well of all...things...Can it be...really!... No!...Yes!...Ho! Hi!...Oh, my eye! My mind may be wandering, but I confess I believe it is Old Deuteronomy! Well of all...things...Can it be...really!... No!...Yes!...Ho! Hi!...Oh, my eye! My legs may be tottery, I must go slow And be careful of Old Deuteronomy!	I believe it is Old Deuteronomy Well of all...things...Can it be...really!... No!...Yes!...Ho! Hi!...Oh, my eye! My mind may be wandering, but I confess I believe it is Old Deuteronomy! Old Deuteronomy's lived a long time; He's a cat who has lived many lives in succession He was famous in proverb and famous in rhyme A long while before Queen Victoria's accession Old Deuteronomy's buried nine wives And more - I am tempted to say, ninety-nine; And his numerous progeny prospers and thrives And the village is proud of him in his decline. At the sight of that placid and bland physiognomy, As he sits in the sun on the vicarage wall The oldest inhabitant croaks: Well of all...things...Can it be...really!... No!...Yes!...Ho! Hi!...Oh, my eye! My mind may be wandering, but I confess I believe it is Old Deuteronomy! Well of all...things...Can it be...really!... No!...Yes!...Ho! Hi!...Oh, my eye! My mind may be wandering, but I confess I believe it is Old Deuteronomy! Well of all...things...Can it be...really!... No!...Yes!...Ho! Hi!...Oh, my eye! My mind may be wandering, but I confess I believe it is Old Deuteronomy! Well of all...things...Can it be...really!... No!...Yes!...Ho! Hi!...Oh, my eye! My legs may be tottery, I must go slow And be careful of Old Deuteronomy! Jellicle cats meet once a year On the night we make the Jellicle choice And now that the Jellicle leader is here, The Jellicle cats can all rejoice!	Old Deuteronomy? I believe it is Old Deuteronomy Well of all...things...Can it be...really!... Yes!...No!...Ho! Hi!...Oh, my eye! My mind may be wandering, but I confess I believe it is Old Deuteronomy! Old Deuteronomy's lived a long time; He's a cat who has lived many lives in succession He was famous in proverb and famous in rhyme A long while before Queen Victoria's accession Old Deuteronomy's buried nine wives And more - I am tempted to say, ninety-nine; And his numerous progeny prospers and thrives And the village is proud of him in his decline. At the sight of that placid and bland physiognomy, When he sits in the sun on the vicarage wall The oldest inhabitant croaks: Well of all...things...Can it be...really!... Yes!...No!...Ho! Hi!...Oh, my eye! My mind may be wandering, but I confess I believe it is Old Deuteronomy! Well of all...things...Can it be...really!... Yes!...No!...Ho! Hi!...Oh, my eye! My mind may be wandering, but I confess I believe it is Old Deuteronomy! Well of all...things...Can it be...really!... Yes!...No!...Ho! Hi!...Oh, my eye! My mind may be wandering, but I confess I believe it is Old Deuteronomy! Well of all...things...Can it be...really!... Yes!...No!...Ho! Hi!...Oh, my eye! My legs may be tottery, I must go slow And be careful of Old Deuteronomy! Jellicle cats meet once a year On the night we make the Jellicle choice And now that the Jellicle leader is here, The Jellicle cats can all rejoice!
Notes I'm *pretty sure* I listed the singers correctly for the London version. I'm not the best at picking out voices, but I did my best ^^; I'm not sure who sings the "I believe it is Old Deuteronomy" line in the Broadway or Australia versions, sorry. The Australian CD has the "Jellicle cats meet once a year.." song at the start of "The Awefull Battle of the Pekes and the Pollicles", but the libretto lists it as the last verse of "Old Deuteronomy", which is also how the scene selection on the DVD version of the video splits them up (and how I've listed it here). The London and Broadway CDs omit this verse entirely, for whatever reason.