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Artist: Malvina Reynolds
Canonical path: /malvina-reynolds/the-pets
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The Pets
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The Pets
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I have a doggie, his name is Dolally,
O Dally Dolally so faithful and true.
He lives upon flipfloppers, gollywhoppers and sodapoppers,
And that makes him hop around like grasshoppers do.
Chorus:
We love our pets, yes we do, we do.
When they go (Woof! Woof!)
They're talking to you.
I have a kitty, her name is Miss Feedle Faddle,
O fit feedle faddle, foot feedle faddle, fair as a rose.
She lives upon livers, and mousey come hithers,
And that's why she slithers wherever she goes.
(Chorus) (Meow! Meow!)
I have a birdie, his name is MacMurdie,
O wing-feather and tail-feather and top-feather so bright.
He lives upon prinkles, and pink periwinkles,
And that's why he twinkles from morning till night.
(Chorus) (Tweet! Tweet!)
I have a donkey, his name is Old Klonkey,
O hip hoppity, klip kloppity, all over town.
He lives upon thistles, and tin penny whistles,
And that's why he whoops like a merry-go-round.
(Chorus) (Eeaw! Eeaw!)
I have a barnacle, his name is McGonigle,
O wish washery, slish sloshery, under my boat.
He lives on the boring of old teakwood flooring,
And when he is snoring he can't sing a note.
We love our pets, yes we do, we do.
When they go (Snore)
They're sleeping, of course!
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