Well I don't know where they come from
but they sure do come
I hope they're 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
Got it from some pussy next door.
Well I went to see the doctor and he gave me the cure...
I think I wanted some more.

They give me cat scratch fever, cat scratch fever.
I got it bad scratch fever, cat scratch fever

It's nothin' dangerous, I feel no pain
I got to change, change, change
You know you got it when you go insane
It makes a grown man cry, cry
Won't you be my babe?
Well I made her pussy purr with the stroke of my hand
They know they're gettin' it from me
And they know just where to go when they need a lovin' man
They know I'm doin' it for free

I give 'em cat scratch fever, cat scratch fever
They got it bad scratch fever, cat scratch fever