Pet Laughs: Listen To The Songs
8. We Three Dogs Escape the Backyard
(Sung to the tune of “We Three Kings of Orient Are”)
We three dogs escape the backyard
Finally free we travel afar
Playing, marking, mounting, barking
Dodging the swerving cars
O’ brutes of wonder, brutes of might
Dauntless courage, full of fight
We of legend, independent
Howling in the perfect night
On the lam, three dogs in a pack
Running low, we hunt for a snack
Tummies grumbling, now we’re mumbling
Where is that dog food sack?
O’ dogs so playful, dogs so fun
Dogs like us can jump and run
Have no regrets, worries or frets
Taking each day one by one
Whose that man who’s trailing us three?
He’s not nice, we hightail and flee
Hiding, sneaking, cringing meekly
No longer are we free
O’ doggies trembling, full of fear
Now we’re on the verge of tears
Chains a-choking, now we’re moping
Doggies we’re so sweet and dear
Sad eyes peering through a locked gate
Doggie jail, oh, hideous fate
Whimpering, whining, crying, sighing
Now we’re locked into crates
O’ puppies lonely, puppies scared
Now we crave our humans’ care
Eyes so pleading, we’re so needing
We’ll be good, we do declare
Our humans come to rescue us three
They seem mad, oh how can it be?
Give us din din—we’re forgiven
Back in our home safely
O’ brutes of wonder, brutes of might
Dauntless courage, full of fight
We of legend, independent
Howling in the perfect night