Well remembered, Burl. I've lightened the screengrabs below to make the cat clearer.
As he grabs the cat, the bad guy says, "Well, kitty, whoever they were, they didn't get nothing."
There's a great line just before this when Bo and Luke are hiding:
Bad guy: Now, I'm gonna count to three. If you don't come out, I'm gonna shoot. One. Two.
Balladeer: Y'all cheer up. He looks like he don't know what number comes next.