I HAD A LITTLE DOG
(Wilde)
I had a little dog and he thought he was a frog
And he spent all day just perched on a log
I got a dog on a log, thinks he’s a frog
He don’t bark he just croaks
Aint no joke
I got a dog thinks he’s a frog
Sitting on a log on the banks of the bog

Well I had enough of that so I got me a cat
I named him Pat and said “catch me a rat”
Pat sat on the mat and he sat and he sat
Until he got so fat that he couldn’t catch a rat
I got a cat like a hog
I got a dog like a frog
Sitting on a log on the banks of the bog

Well it’s quite absurd but I got me a bird
And a worse songbird I never have heard
The bird can’t sing, can’t sing a thing
Screeches flat like an old tomcat
I got a bird like a cat
I got a cat like a hog
I got a dog like a frog
Sitting on a log on the banks of the bog.

Well you won’t believe this but I got me a fish
I put him a bowl, in a goldfish bowl
And bless my soul he jumped out of the bowl
I put him back in and he jumped out again
Thinks he can fly and I don’t know why
I got a fish like a bird
I got a bird like a cat
I got a cat like a hog
I got a dog like a frog
Sitting on a log on the banks of the bog

Well I felt like a fool so I got me a mule
I put her in the shed out back by the pool
The mule was a jewel, tried to stay cool
Spent all day just a-swimming in the pool
I got a mule like a fish
I got a fish like a bird
I got a bird like a cat
I got a cat like a hog
I got a dog like a frog
Sitting on a log on the banks of the bog

Well I was running out of luck so I got me a duck
Mighty fine duck, cost ten bucks
I put her in the pool to hang out with the mule
They became close friends that’s how the song ends
You can’t be what you’re not so be proud of what you’ve got
I got a fish like a bird
I got a bird like a cat
I got a cat like a hog
I got a dog like a frog
I got a duck and a mule swimming in the pool
They all get along now, everything’s cool