The Cat Came Back

"The Cat Came Back"
Cover, sheet music, 1893
Song
LanguageEnglish
Written1893
PublishedChristmas, 1893
GenreBlues-folk, children's music, gallows comedy
SongwriterHarry S. Miller
ComposerHarry S. Miller
LyricistHarry S. Miller

"The Cat Came Back" is a blues-folk gallows comedy song about an indestructible cat written by Harry S. Miller in 1893. It has since entered the world of folklore and became a famous children's song.