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Macavity: The Mystery Cat
...written by T. S. Eliot

Macavity’s a Mystery Cat: he’s called the Hidden Paw—
For he’s the master criminal who can defy the Law.
He’s the bafflement of Scotland Yard, the Flying Squad’s despair:
For when they reach the scene of crime—Macavity’s not there!

Macavity, Macavity, there’s no one like Macavity,
He’s broken every human law, he breaks the law of gravity.
His powers of levitation would make a fakir stare,
And when you reach the scene of crime—Macavity’s not there!
You may seek him in the basement, you may look up in the air—
But I tell you once and once again, Macavity’s not there!

Macavity’s a ginger cat, he’s very tall and thin;
You would know him if you saw him, for his eyes are sunken in.
His brow is deeply lined with thought, his head is highly domed;
His coat is dusty from neglect, his whiskers are uncombed.
He sways his head from side to side, with movements like a snake;
And when you think he’s half asleep, he’s always wide awake.

Macavity, Macavity, there’s no one like Macavity,
For he’s a fiend in feline shape, a monster of depravity.
You may meet him in a by-street, you may see him in the square—
But when a crime’s discovered, then Macavity’s not there!



Macavity: The Mystery Cat
...written by T. S. Eliot

According to T. S. Eliot, Macavity is unique. He is a master criminal. He defies not only human laws but even the laws of nature. The poet calls him a fiend (devil) in a cat's body.

His greatest quality is that he is never found at the spot of crime. He runs away from there before even the Flying Squad can reach. Then they may search him under the earth or in the air but Macavity will not be found.

Macavity is a ginger cat. He is very tall and thin. His eyes are sunken and his forehead wrinkled. He has a big head which he sways from side to side.