The Dog Song

I found a shelter and garden

On the corner of fountain and vine

It's made for gamblers who lose

A place for brave men to whine

Every so often there's trouble

Somebody could lose a life

I just sit on the back porch

And eat apples with my knife

Isabella comes to visit

She can talk all day and night

Cursing the republican government

I can't say if she's wrong or right

I said I admired her hatred

I'm not one to take sides

She kissed me and tried to persuade me

So I had no choice, I had to lie

In the morning she left me a letter

I couldn't make out a single word

I'm sure it was something outrageous

About her trying to save the world

It was then that I got so depressed

In this world I make no difference

I just hang out with thieves

Spitting apple seeds at the fence

So I picked up the la times

And read to page 22

It was there that I found my purpose

To help dogs from being abused

I began to tell all my friends

About these dogs in need

I said, ? Did you know in some parts of china

All the dogs have fleas??

They said I was crazy

Laughed and shook their heads

Said maybe I would have found Jesus

In another girl? S bed

But I was off to the white house

With 6 greyhounds and a sign

Practiced my speech to the president

I memorized every line

After a few days I made friends

To help me with my cause

We even made the local news

Chanting: Lets save the dogs!

It brought a tear to my eye

They understood what I had to say

And just like isabella

I was talking all night and day

I was talking at the racetrack

I was talking on the radio

I was talking at the cathedral

And at the pound with my megaphone

And then one sunny morning

Preaching at the dog parade

I had a crowd of 2, 000

Hanging on every word I? D say

I swore I'd see them through

We? D fight until the end

When a bulldog barked right at me

And tore up my left hand

As the blood ran down my arm

From my elbow to the floor

I knew I'd lose my temper

I couldn't take anymore

I screamed: That's it, I give up!

These dogs don't give a damn!

They all called me a traitor

Said: Go back to from where you came!

So that's just what I did

And they welcomed me with open arms

And the freshest basket of apples

Straight from cortez farms

I told isabella my story

I thought she'd understand

But she called me a failure

And knocked the fruit from my hands

I guess maybe she was right

I was just a phony from the start

But these apples never tasted sweeter

And I know who my real friends are