I strut right by with my tail in the air

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This reminds me of a thread from a couple years ago in which the song lyrics were overanalyzed to death in that way we Dopers like to do:

Stray Cat Strut

Yes, it’s time for another episode of Little Nemo overanalyzes song lyrics. “Stray Cat Strut” is a 1981 hit by the band Stray Cats is sung in the first person. It has the following lyrics: I strut right by with my tail in the air I’m a feline Casanova Get a shoe thrown at me from a mean old man Get my dinner from a garbage can These lines suggest that the singer is literally a stray cat. But the song also has these lines: Ain’t got enough dough to pay the rent I’m flat broke but I don’t …