OK, here's a transcription from Rick Lee's There's Talk About a Fence
-Joe Offer-

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DON'T PET THE DOG
(©John Robert Hadley, Sony/ATV Songs)

Your girl asks you home to meet Mama and Daddy,
She says that she thinks that you're nice.
There's trouble ahead, you're gonna wish you were dead,
If you don't take some friendly advice:

Don't pet the dog
Don't pet him, whatever you do
He ain't been fixed, and he knows some tricks
That'll sure make a fool out of you.

So, don't pet the dog
He gets it confused with romance
Just leave him alone, or the next thing you know,
He'll be asking your ankle to dance.

[pause for inspirational instrumental bridge]

You say it's OK, you try and push him away.
What's his name? Does he sit up and beg?
You try acting cool, but you look like a fool
With a dog making love to your leg.

So, don't pet the dog
He'll boo-boo all over your shoe
He ain't been fixed, and he knows some tricks
That'll sure make a fool out of you.

No, don't pet the dog
He gets it confused with romance
Just leave him alone, or the next thing you know,
He'll be asking your ankle to dance.

Don't pet the dog.

Lee says he first heard this song from Pinkard and Bowden.
JRO ^^

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In another thread, Jeri posted a link to this wav file (click) from the Goose Creek Boys. More information here (click).

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I wonder if the other Florida folksinger people are thinking of is Will McLean. Don't know if he sang this song.