Invitation

The Invitation to the Jellicle Ball is usually sung by Quaxo/Mistoffelees and Munkustrap. It is a short musical number, but very important as it explains the entire purpose of the plot.

Lyrics
Jellicle cats come out tonight

Jellicle cats come one, come all

The Jellicle moon is shining bright

Jellicles come to the Jellicle ball

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Jellicle cats come out tonight

Jellicles come to the Jellicle ball

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Jellicle cats meet once a year

At the Jellicle ball where we all rejoice

And the Jellicle leader will soon appear

And make what is known as the Jellicle choice

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When Old Deuteronomy just before dawn

Through a silence you feel you could cut with a knife

Announces the cat who can now be reborn

And come back to different Jellicle life

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For waiting up there is the Heaviside layer

Full of wonders one Jellicle only will see

And Jellicles ask because Jellicles dare

Who will it be? Who will it be?