Lately you've been rushing me
Off to work so early
When I come home in the evening
You're acting so nervous
Makes me believe {?} soul
Someone been sneakin'
Through my back door
I smell a rat
I smell a rat
A dirty rat
I smell a rat
A two-legged, big-headed
Low-down dirty rat
Ha, ha, haThe Post now used to be
Just 20 dollars a week
And now it's way over 40
Each week it gets a little bit higher
And we don't have a son or a daughterI smell a rat
I smell a rat
A fat rat
I smell a rat
A two-legged, big-headed
Low-down dirty ratNow look-a here!
Now I'm gonna set me a trap
To catch the rat
I'm gonna be gone, but not "gone"
I'll be the cat to catch this rat
And drive him away from my homeY'all, I smell a rat
I smell a rat
An old, stinkin' rat
I smell a rat
A two-legged, big-headed
Low-down dirty rat
Uh, huh, lookit, one more y'allThis rat, he don't eat cheese
This rat is a man
I'm gonna play cat and catch this rat
And he'll never, never be back againY'all, I smell a rat
A big rat
I smell a rat, now
Take it on home, y'all!
I smell a rat
A big rat
I smell a rat
A low-down rat
I'm gon' catch this rat
Oh, yes, I'll get 'em(fade out)