WHEN DOGS DREAM
As recorded by Lon Jones on "When the Moon Comes Down for Tea" (2010)

Dogs spend the nighttime and most of the daytime
Not awake, not asleep, but right in between.
Sometimes they slip and fall off to dreamland.
Wiggling whiskers, they twitch and they growl,
When dogs dream,
When dogs dream.

Many have wondered just what dogs dream about.
I asked several dogs. It's something like this:
Squirrel teases dog up in a tree.
Dog climbs up tree. Dog eats squirrel,
When dogs dream,
When dogs dream.

When dogs dream, they dream about the things you do,
Like petting them or tossing them a bone.
They're on the hunt or fighting fearsome battles.
They wake up surprised to be back home.

Chasing off bad guys into the night,
Master throws a Frisbee made of steak.
Fifi the poodle, miniature and dainty,
Doberman tries to sniff her; she kicks that dog's butt.
When dogs dream,
When dogs dream.

When dogs dream, I can't help but wondering
About the scientific borderline
That runs between the animals and people.
When dogs dream, there ain't no borderline,
When dogs dream,
When dogs dream,
When dogs dream,
When dogs dream.