Nellie McKay: "The Dog Song"

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I’d like to dedicate this next song to Carmelo,
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who was put to sleep a couple of days ago, because he got too old.
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But apparently he was a very nice dog
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and he always let the cat sleep in the dog bed.
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♫ (Dog panting noise) Heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh. ♫
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♫ I'm just a'walking my dog, singing my song, strolling along. ♫
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♫ Yeah, it's just me and my dog, catching some sun. We can't go wrong. ♫
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♫ My life was lonely and blue. ♫
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♫ Yeah, I was sad as a sailor, ♫
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♫ I was an angry 'un too. ♫
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♫ Then there was you -- appeared when I was entangled with youth and fear, ♫
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♫ and nerves jingle jangled, vermouth and beer were getting me mangled up. ♫
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♫ But then I looked in your eyes ♫
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♫ and I was no more a failure. ♫
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♫ You looked so wacky and wise. ♫
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♫ And I said, "Lord, I'm happy, 'cause I'm just a'walking my dog, ♫
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♫ catching some sun. We can't go wrong." ♫
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♫ Yeah, it's just me and my dog, singing our song, strolling along. ♫
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♫ 'Cause I don't care about your hating and your doubt, ♫
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♫ and I don't care what the politicians spout. ♫
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♫ If you need a companion, why, just go out to the pound, ♫
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♫ and find yourself a hound, and make that doggie proud, ♫
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♫ 'cause that's what it's all about. ♫
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♫ (Dog panting noise) Heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh. ♫
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♫ My life was tragic and sad. ♫
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♫ I was the archetypal loser. ♫
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♫ I was a pageant gone bad. ♫
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♫ And then there was you -- on time, and wagging your tail ♫
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♫ in the cutest mime that you was in jail. ♫
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♫ I said, "Woof, be mine!" and you gave a wail and then ♫
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♫ I was no longer alone. ♫
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♫ And I was no more a boozer. ♫
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♫ We'll make the happiest home. ♫
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♫ And I said, "Lord, I'm happy, 'cause I’m just a'walking my dog, ♫
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♫ singing my song, strolling along." ♫
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♫ Yeah, it's just me and my dog, catching some sun. We can't go wrong, ♫
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♫ 'cause I don't care about your hating and your doubt, ♫
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♫ and I don’t care what the politicians spout. ♫
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♫ If you need a companion, why, just go out to the pound, ♫
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♫ and find yourself a hound, and make that doggie proud, ♫
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♫ 'cause that's what it's all about, ♫
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♫ that's what it's all about, ♫
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♫ that's what it's all abou-BOW-WOW-WOW-WOW ♫
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♫ that's what it's all about. ♫
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♫ (Dog panting noise) Heh, heh, heh, heh, heh. ♫
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03:22
Good dog!
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Thank you.
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