Dog Thoughts
DOG THOUGHTS
Out at last and oh boy am I gonna enjoy this one
Leg-up, ahhhhhhhhhh, there’s one for the poodle next door to envy
He ‘ll be calling for me pretty soon, cross the road (as if I can’t do it by myself
And get a in a bit of car-chasing to boot) with him.
So gotta get to the corner and sniff who’s been and how long ago.
But whoa! What’s that scent I feel in the breeze? A cat?
Excellent, I need to chase one of those furry tree-climbers -
Just show ‘em who owns this stretch of the street…OK…here goes….
Excuse me for a mo….woof, woof, snarl, woof, woof:
Just a bit of theatrical dog-voice there. He’d kill me if I did it at home.
Oh yeah, I figured, now he’s gonna put on the leash
As a kinda statement that “he owns this stretch of street”
Ok, it’s on now but he’s gonna have to pay: his muscles will be tired
Cos I am pulling the wrong way all the time, and even when he tightens
The leash, I’m a-gonna want to be ahead of him whichever way he goes:
We're talking arm-out-of-socket after half an hour.
Hey up lads! Another corner, stop for a good sniff, make him wait:
On his “tight leash” he’s gonna have to stand near the crap heap -
Ok quick leg-up, no liquid but just gotta do it -
Demo of who-owns-what-corner around here you know.
Now it’s the neighbour’s poodle, “Oh hi, how are you?
Let me sniff your rear-end a good bit, mmmmmm.”
Then I’ll lick his hand friendly-like and he’ll have to wash that hand when we’re home.
Just showing him who owns the butt-sniffing rights around here.
Ok so it’s the newspaper shop ritual, gotta show a little obedience here.
How’d you like a rolled paper in your mouth for fifteen minutes?
And no drools on it or else he’ ll have a fit.
And all the guys laugh at me with the roll in my mouth as I pass
I tell you, man .....It’s a dog’s life.
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