I'm A Hard Workin' Dog
live action short with a farm dog herding cows
(sung)
I'm a dog
I'm a workin' dog
I'm a hard workin' dog
Hard workin' dog
(spoken)
You know, it takes all kinds to make a world.
Some dogs are known as Russian wolfhounds.
Other dogs are known as German shepherds.
I even heard of a dog they call a French poodle.
I'm just an American cow dog.
(sung)
I'm a dog
I'm a workin' dog
I'm a hard workin' dog
Hard workin' dog
(spoken)
Now I never said I was a hog
And you can see I'm not a frog
I'm tryin' to tell ya, I'm a dog
I'm a cow dog
(sung)
I'm a dog
I'm a workin' dog
I'm a hard workin' dog
Hard workin' dog
(spoken)
Now some dogs can fetch a stick
Other dogs will shake your hand
I even heard of a dog that can roll over
All I know how to do
Is take a hundred cows and teach 'em some manners
(sung)
I'm a dog
I'm a workin' dog
I'm a hard workin' dog
Hard workin' dog
(spoken)
Now I'm not the top dog
I'm not much of a bird dog
I'm not the best watch dog
But I'm an awful good cow dog
(sung)
I'm a dog
I'm a workin' dog
I'm a hard workin' dog
Workin' like a dog-gone dog
(spoken) It's a dog's life, and I love it!
Silvery Shoe Note:
At the end of the song, a blonde woman (Madeline Kahn?) sometimes appears and says, "Well, that's really a hard working dog! I wonder what he gets paid?"
Transcribed by your archive webmistress Tiny Dancer with mucho help from Silvery Shoe
available on the video
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