I WANNA BE A DOG As recorded by Barry Louis Polisar on "Old Dogs, New Tricks" (1993)* Oh, I wanna be a dog. Wanna wag my tail, Chase cars and knock over garbage cans, Bite the man who brings the mail. Oh, I wanna be a dog. Wanna lie on the floor, And chase squirrels and cats, get fed, get fat, Chew your shoe and bark at the door. Oh, I wanna be a dog. Wanna dig big holes, Flirt with french poodles and basset hounds, And pee on telephone poles. Oh, I wanna be a dog. Wanna drool on the ground, Scratch fleas and ticks and run after sticks. I just wanna be a hound. Oh, I wanna be a dog. Wanna roll in the dirt. I wanna run in the street and get mud on my feet, And jump up onto your shirt. Oh, I wanna have dog breath, Wake the neighbors, too. Well, I'll lick your hand, be the best friend to man. Don't have nothin' better to do. Oh, I wanna be a dog. Want my nose to be wet. I got a college degree, but all I wanna be Is somebody else's pet. Oh, I wanna be a dog. Wanna wag my tail. Chase cars and knock over garbage cans, And bite whoever tries to bring us the mail. [* An earlier version of this song appeared on Polisar's "Songs for Well Behaved Children" (1979).]
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