# I strut right by with my tail in the air **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 11, 2026, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-strut-right-by-with-my-tail-in-the-air/1029987 "2026-05-11T07:12:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 5
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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](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stray-cat-strut/989948): > > 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 … --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-strut-right-by-with-my-tail-in-the-air/1029987)._