I'm reading a dog book at present, hence this offering!


DOG’S MEETING (aka CANINE CATASTROPHE)

The dogs they held a festival
They came from near and far
And some they came by aeroplane
And some by motor car
Before into the concert hall
They were allowed to look
Each dog had to take off his Boom ba-Boom***
And hang it on a hook
Yes, each dog had to take off his Boom ba-Boom
And hang it on the hook.


Well, when they were all seated there
Each mother, son and sire,
A dirty little yellow dog
Began to holler ´Fire!´
Out they rushed in panic
They didn't stop to look
Each dog he grabbed a Boom ba-Boom
From off the nearest hook
Yes, each dog he grabbed a Boom ba-Boom
From off the nearest hook.


So that's the reason that you’ll see
When walking down the street
Each dog will stop and swap a smell
With every dog he meets
And that's the reason why, me boys
He’ll leave a big fat bone
Just to go and sniff a Boom ba-Boom
To see if it’s his own
Just to go and sniff a Boom ba-Boom
To see if it’s his own.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGodoFa0FIU
Canine Catastrophe : The Wild Colonial Boys (lead : Bob McInnes)

John Thompson writes : “A joke old enough to have developed many versions.
Ron Edwards notes that many of both his and John Meredith's informants claim Henry Lawson as the author, however there is no evidence that this is the case.”
Many variants, Many titles, Many tunes. Possibly started life in Scotland, long ago ….. Australian versions often set to “The Lincolnshire Poacher”, as with the Wild Colonial Boys version.

***however you wish to make the 'knock-knock' sound ....


R-J