Mom and Dad

Can't you see we're sad?

Pining away for a canine

Wow is me

Oh the misery

We'd like a dog

We lack a dog

Alas! Alack-a-dee!



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Desperate

Desperate for a dog

We're just desperate for a dog!

Give us a puppy!

Not a gerbil or a frog

We're just desperate for a dog!

Give us a pooch!



A kid's best friend

To romp and frisk and bark

Lick your nose, shed on your clothes

Chase a frisbee in the park



Desperate

Desperate for a dog

We're just desperate for a dog!



We've asked you politely

For a year or two

You always say we'll see about it

Then you never do

Our friends all have got dogs

How do you thing we feel?

What's the big deal?

A collie or a dalmatian

A poodle or an Alsatian

Maltese, Pekinese

Please, oh please, oh please, oh please, oh please!



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We're begging!!!

Keep your hamster and your hog

We're just desperate for a dog!



It's no big thing

Any mutt will do

Let's trot to the pound, pick out a hound

Find a shoe for him to chew



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