King of Cats

"King of Cats"

Song Information Singers: Nancy Cartwright Dan Castellaneta Yeardley Smith Oren Waters Hank Azaria Julie Kavner James Gilstrap Harry Shearer Bob Joyce Amick Byram Tress MacNeille Pamela Hayden Characters: Bart Simpson Homer Simpson Lisa Simpson Singing Cat Old Cat Marge Simpson Itchy Scratchy Length: 3:41 Writer(s): Music: Alf Clausen Lyrics: Matt Selman Album: The Simpsons: Testify

"King of Cats" Itchy & Scratchy Medley is a track from The Simpsons: Testify. It is the thirty-second track on the album and consists of the songs "Tune-Up", "King of Cats Opening", "Two Days, Two Circles", "Slices of Life", "It's Symbiotic" and "Knives Finale" from the episode "Girls Just Want to Have Sums".

Lyrics

Tune-Up

Bart:

Dad, taking the family to opening night is the nicest thing you've ever done for us.

Homer:

Or will ever do.

Lisa:

I can't wait to see this re-imagining of Itchy & Scratchy by avant-garde director Juliana Krellner.

Homer:

Hey, it says here "the book" was written by Tom Stoppard. This isn't a book, it's a play! [laughs] Book.

King of Cats Opening

African Man:

Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamishtanaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay, kimanee sayfaloooooooooooooor...

Old Cat:

All hail the king of the cats.

Cast:

Sayfalooooooor, sayfaloooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooor...

Marge:

[gasps] They're coming down the aisles! What if they want to interact with me? Looking through my purse, looking through my purse, keep walking, monkey!

Bart:

Don't worry, Mom, they all pass by.

Marge:

Oh thank God. [a monkey immediately walks up and starts to "talk" to her. Confused, Marge makes monkey noises back]

Bart:

[chuckles]

Two Days, Two Circles

Cast:

Itchy, Scratchy, Itchy Itchy, Scratchy.

Itchy, Scratchy, Itchy Itchy, Scratchy.

[repeats throughout]

Wise Old Cat:

From the day you are born in the alley,

To the day you are hit by a car.

There's cream to drink and mice to eat,

And great big balls of ya-a-a-a-rn.

It's the circle, the circle of-

Baby Itchy:

Knife!

Slices of Life

Lisa:

I love the use of streamers as blood. It robs the violence of its power.

Bart:

Woo-hoo! I'm drenched in "blood"!

It's Symbiotic

Scratchy:

I don't know why I trust him,

I guess some cats just never learn.

Itchy:

I feel so good when I have crushed him,

Or left him mangled, maimed and burned.

Itchy and Scratchy:

I suppose it's symbiotic,

And perhaps a bit erotic,

Scratchy:

Cause pain is my narcotic.

Itchy:

You really like it?

Scratchy:

Yes, a lot-ic!

Itchy & Scratchy:

And that's why we're always...

Itchy:

Fighting.

Scratchy:

And biting.

Itchy:

And dynamite igniting.

Homer:

Hey, check it out, I'm Scratcher or something.

Knives Finale

Cast:

It's the circle, the circle of knife!

It's the circle, the circle of knives!

Behind the Laughter

"Two Days, Two Circles" and "Knives Finale" are parodies of "Circle of Life" from The Lion King. "It's Symbiotic" is a parody of "I Don't Know How to Love Him" from the rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar.

Appearances

• Album – The Simpsons: Testify

The Simpsons: Testify
The Simpsons Theme • Testify • The Very Reason That I Live • He's the Man • Stretch Dude and Clobber Girl • "The Simpsons" End Credits Theme • Ode to Branson • Sold Separately • Island of Sirens • They'll Never Stop the Simpsons • You're a Bunch of Stuff • What Do I Think of the Pie • Baby Stink Breath • Tastes Like Liberty • Jellyfish • Homer & Marge • Everybody Hates Ned Flanders (Medley) (Christmas in December • Flanders Is His Name • Everybody Hates Ned Flanders • Everybody Hates Ned Flanders (William Shatner's version) • El Hombre Estupido) • I Love to Walk • Marjorie • The President Wore Pearls (Medley) (A Vote for a Winner • I Am Their Queen • Skinner's Evil Plan • A Tango Takes Two • Smart Girl Six Three • The President Wore Pearls End Credits Medley) • Glove Slap • O Pruny Night • America (I Love This Country) • America Rules • Welcome to Moe's • We Are the Jockeys • Song of Shelbyville • A Star Is Torn (Medley) (I'm Talkin' Springfield • My Kitty Died • Always My Dad • Privileged Boy) • Who Wants a Haircut? • My Fair Laddy (Medley) Adequate • Not On My Clothes • Blue Pants Mornin' • Indoors All Night • Longing for the Shack • My Fair Laddy End Credits Medley) • Springfield Blows • "King of Cats" Itchy & Scratchy Medley (Tune-Up • King of Cats Opening • Two Days, Two Circles • Slices of Life • It's Symbiotic • Knives Finale) • Lady • You Make Me Laugh • Lady Riff • Papa, Can You Hear Me? • Yokel Chords (Medley) (Oh, How Do We? • Motivate Them • Cultural Things Experience • Moonshine Drinkers) • Hullaba Lula • Song of the Wild Beasts • Dancing Workers Song • Oldies and Nudies