Cat Scratch Fever
This is the album that solidified Ted’s career as the Motor City Madman and is a must-own for any fan of rock and roll. This focused and ferocious album is certified to get you rockin’ out with some of Ted’s best-known tracks like, “Wang Dang Sweet Poontang”, “Cat Scratch Fever”, or “A Thousand Knives”. Each track on this album is sure to show you Uncle Ted’s finest hour!
Released:
May 1977
Record Label: Epic
- 1. Cat Scratch Fever
Lyrics
Well, I don’t know where they come from but they sure do come
I hope they comin’ for me
And I don’t know how they do it but they sure do it good
I hope they’re doin’ it for free
They give me cat scratch fever
Cat scratch fever
Well, the first time that I got it I was just ten years old
I got it from some kitty next door
An’ I went to see the doctor and he gave me the cure
I think I got it some more
They give me cat scratch fever
Cat scratch fever
I got a bad scratch fever
The cat scratch fever
It’s nothin’ dangerous
I feel no pain
I’ve got the choo-choo train
You know you got it when you, you’re going insane
It makes a grown man cry, cry, oh won’t you make my bed
Well, I make the pussy purr with the stroke of my hand
They know they gettin’ it from me
They know just where to go when they need their lovin’ man
They know I’m doin’ it for free
I give them cat scratch fever
Cat scratch fever
They got a bad scratch fever
The cat scratch fever
Cat scratch fever
Cat scratch fever
Cat scratch fever
Cat scratch fever
Cat scratch fever
Cat scratch fever
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- 2. Wang Dang Sweet Poontang
Lyrics
(Wang dang sweet poontang)
(Wang dang sweet poontang)
That Nadine, what a teenage queen
She lookin’ so clean, especially down in between
What I like
She come to town, she be foolin’ around
A-puttin’ me down as a rock-and-roll clown
It’s all right
(Wang dang sweet poontang)
(Wang dang sweet poontang)
Wang dang, what a sweet poontang
A-shakin’ my thang as a rang-a-dang-dang in the bell
Ooh, baby
She’s so sweet when she yanks on my meat
Down on the street you know she can’t be beat
What the hell
(Wang dang sweet poontang)
(Wang dang sweet poontang)
All right, baby
You see what I got here in my hands
I got it right in my hands
Just for you, baby
I think I’m gonna yank on it one time
Look out!
Wang dang, what a sweet poontang
A-shakin’ my thang as a rang-a-dang-dang in the bell
She’s so sweet when she yanks on my meat
Down on the street you know she can’t be beat
What the hell
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- 3. Death By Misadventure
Lyrics
Hear him on the radio. See him on the news
See him on the TV. Y’a hear him sing the blues,
Welcome to his nightmare He’s been through the mill
Death by misadventure. A case of overkill
He stayed awake ’til daylight, didn’t believe in health
He never saw the sunrise, didn’t believe in wealth
Wrote dramatic music, was a rollin’ stone
No one understood him, they just left him alone
Hear him on the radio. see him on the news
See him on the tv, hear him sing the blues
Welcome to his nightmare he’s been through the mill
Death by misadventure, a case of overkill
Death by misadventure
Death by misadventure
Death by misadventure
Death by misadventure
Death by misadventure
Death by misadventure
Death by misadventure
death by misadventure
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- 4. Live It Up
Lyrics
We need the time to rock away
A little work and then some play
Workin’ hard to feel good
Now it’s time to really live it up
Can’t you see, I’m hap happy
I just can’t stop, Got to live it up
Now’s the time for really gettin’ it down
Ain’t no need in you hangin’ around
Skin to skin is how it should be
It’s tough to touch everything that I see
Can’t you see, I’m hap happy
I just can’t stop, Got to live it up
Sure been fun but it’s time to go
Just so we take you where you want to go
The sled outside ‘ll take too long
‘Cause we can rock and light a song
Can’t you see, I’m hap happy
I just can’t stop, Got to live it up
Got to live it up
Got to live it up
Got to live it up
Got to live it up
Got to live it up
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- 6. Workin’ Hard, Playin’ Hard
Lyrics
Man started out with it in a cave
They’re runnin’ home, nobody’s safe
Left with a note, all alone
Only wanted to have a happy home
Now it’s my turn to show my stuff
It’s sometimes fun and sometimes rough
I’m workin’ hard to earn my way
But, lucky me, my work is play
Workin’ hard, playin’ hard
Helps me get thru each day and night
Workin’ hard, playin’ hard
Makes everything all right
I’m here to sow my wild seed
I don’t want much just what I need
Workin’ hard, playin’ hard
Helps me get thru each day and night
Workin’ hard, playin’ hard
Makes everything all right
I’m here to sow my wild seed
I don’t want much just what I need
Workin’ hard, playin’ hard
Helps me get thru each day and night
Workin’ hard, playin’ hard
Makes everything all right
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- 7. Sweet Sally
Lyrics
Sweet Sally, she’s a friend of mine
Sweet Sally likes it double time
Sweet Sally, she’s a friend of mine
Sweet sweet Sally likes it double time
Sweet sweet Sally she’s a friend of mine
Long legs in an evening gown
Her black hair just-a falling down
A sweet smile and she looks so fine
Sweet sweet Sally likes it double time
Sweet sweet Sally she’s a friend of mine
The young girls always turning me on
Some of them more than most
They know just what I like
And I get it from coast to coast
So young girls won’t you gather round
You know what’s coming down
Take a lesson from a friend of mine
Sweet sweet Sally likes it double time
Sweet sweet Sally she’s a friend of mine
Get on babe
Sweet Sally, she’s a friend of mine
Sweet Sally likes it double time
Sweet Sally, she’s a friend of mine
Sweet sweet Sally likes it double time
Sweet sweet Sally likes it all the time
Sweet sweet Sally she’s a friend of mine
Sally, don’t you get her daddy
Sally, sweet sweet Sally
Sweet Sally she’s a friend of mine
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- 8. A Thousand Knives
Lyrics
You’ve been getting desperate
Scratching at my wall
Suicidal misfit
it’s time you took your fall
I’ve ducked a lot but like a thousand knives
Their cutting into you babe
It happens to you everyday
I was just a schoolboy
Doing as I please
Young girls in the classroom
They was putting on the squeeze
I’ve ducked a lot but like a thousand knives
Their cutting into you babe
It happens to you everyday
I’ve ducked a lot but like a thousand knives
Listen to what I say
The time has come for you to pay
Now I won’t listen to your two cents
To run and hide is your only defense
A thousand knives, oh yeah
Now your on the rebound
You know just how it feels
A copulated misfit
With the good housekeeping seal
I’ve ducked a lot but like a thousand knives
Their cutting into you baby
It happens to you everyday
Now I won’t listen to your two cents
To run and hide is your only defense
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- 9. Fist Fightin’ Son Of A Gun
Lyrics
Ooh look out, you know who’s back in town
He’s so cool, he’s the baddest sight around
He’s a son of a gun
A fist fightin’ fool
He’s a son of a gun
A fist fightin’ dog
He’s a son of a gun
A fist fightin’ fool
He’s a son of a gun
Yeah yeah
He’ll fight your face and he’s only having fun
He kicks like a mule and he’s a fist fightin’ son of a gun
He’s a son of a gun
A fist fightin’ fool
He’s a son of a gun
A fist fightin’ dog
In the dark, he makes his money rhymes
He’s on the cruise and he hits every bar in town
He’s bustin’ loose and he’s only having fun yeah
Oh, and he fights like a dog
He’s a fist fightin’ son of a gun yeah
He’s a son of a gun
Yes he is baby, oh
He’s got no home and he spends his nights in jail
But he’s not out long ’cause he always gets up his bail
He’s a son of a gun
A fist fightin’ dog
He’s a son of a gun
A fist fightin’ fool
He’s a son of a gun
A fist fightin’ dog
He’s a son of a gun
A fist fightin’ fool
He’s a son of a gun
He’s a son of a gun
He’s a son of a gun
He kicks like a mule
He’s a son of a gun
He’s on the loose
He’s a son of a gun
He’s on it too
He’s a son of a gun
He’s after you
He’s a son of a gun
A son of a gun yeah
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- 11. Cat Scratch Fever (Live)
Lyrics
Well, I don’t know where they come from but they sure do come
I hope they comin’ for me
And I don’t know how they do it but they sure do it good
I hope they’re doin’ it for free
They give me cat scratch fever
Cat scratch fever
Well, the first time that I got it I was just ten years old
I got it from some kitty next door
An’ I went to see the doctor and he gave me the cure
I think I got it some more
They give me cat scratch fever
Cat scratch fever
I got a bad scratch fever
The cat scratch fever
It’s nothin’ dangerous
I feel no pain
I’ve got the choo-choo train
You know you got it when you, you’re going insane
It makes a grown man cry, cry, oh won’t you make my bed
Well, I make the pussy purr with the stroke of my hand
They know they gettin’ it from me
They know just where to go when they need their lovin’ man
They know I’m doin’ it for free
I give them cat scratch fever
Cat scratch fever
They got a bad scratch fever
The cat scratch fever
Cat scratch fever
Cat scratch fever
Cat scratch fever
Cat scratch fever
Cat scratch fever
Cat scratch fever
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- 12. Wang Dang Sweet Poontang (Live)
Lyrics
(Wang dang sweet poontang)
(Wang dang sweet poontang)
That Nadine, what a teenage queen
She lookin’ so clean, especi’lly down in between
What I like
She come to town, she be foolin’ around
A-puttin’ me down as a rock-and-roll clown
It’s all right
(Wang dang sweet poontang)
(Wang dang sweet poontang)
Wang dang, what a sweet poontang
A-shakin’ my thang as a rang-a-dang-dang in the bell
Ooh, baby
She’s so sweet when she yanks on my meat
Down on the street you know she can’t be beat
What the hell
(Wang dang sweet poontang)
(Wang dang sweet poontang)
All right, baby
You see what I got here in my hands
I got it right in my hands
Just for you, baby
I think I’m gonna yank on it one time
Look out!
Wang dang, what a sweet poontang
A-shakin’ my thang as a rang-a-dang-dang in the bell
She’s so sweet when she yanks on my meat
Down on the street you know she can’t be beat
What the hell
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