"Alley Cat", also known as "Alleycat" and "The Alley Cat," is a popular instrumental song made most famous by the Danish pianist and composer Bent Fabric, released in 1962.

[1] Fabric (born Bent Fabricius-Bjerre) wrote the tune under the pseudonym Frank Björn.

The song was originally released in November, 1961, under the Danish title "Omkring et flygel," which means "Around a Piano.

Siw Malmkvist recorded the song in Swedish, "Våran katt", in Danish, "Vores kat" and in German, "Schwarzer Kater Stanislaus" (1962).

Matt Dennis of the Windsor Star said it had an "infectious, toe-tapping tempo.