Talk:Jennyanydots/@comment-35905417-20190110023321/@comment-3182821-20190110103347

"Tattoo" in this context is a Military Tattoo... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_tattoo

Maybe this should be included in footnotes in the article to avoid further confusion...

While mis-hearing lyrics is common (and often comical), with Cats we have the luxury of published poems to refer to. Yes there are alterations between "Old Possum's" and the show, but they tend to be minimal and logical. It's more likely to be a relatively obscure reference or turn of phrase, than simply we got the words wrong.