The Dog

Verse 1

Mother Hubbard checked the cupboard

For a bone to give her mutt

But the shelf was bare and the jar was worse

So the dog just packed it up

He grabbed his collar and his old worn sack

Said I'm headin down the two-lane track

Got his boots on and his tail held high

Left that empty kitchen behind

Pre-Chorus

He walked till the sun went low

Till his paws got sore and slow

That old dog wouldn't turn around

Kept his eyes fixed on the ground

Chorus

Down the road the dog went wanderin

Past the fences and the fields of green

Lookin for a porch where he could rest his head

A little grace and a warm place to sleep

Down the road the dog went roam

Chasin something he ain't never known

Verse 2

Came upon a woman in a giant shoe

With children spillin out the door

She said I got more mouths than I can feed

I don't need no dog no more

So he tipped his hat and kept on walkin

Past the barns the dust the hawkin

Came to a wall where a big egg sat

Sittin high and talkin back

Pre-Chorus

Humpty said the view is sweet

The ground's a long way from my feet

The dog said friend you'd best come down

But the egg just laughed and started to frown

Chorus

Down the road the dog went wanderin

Past the fences and the fields of green

Lookin for a porch where he could rest his head

A little grace and a warm place to sleep

Down the road the dog went roam

Chasin something he ain't never known

Bridge

Humpty hit the ground with a crack and a sigh

And the dog just kept on passin by

Some folks break and some folks bend

A good dog keeps on till the very end

Chorus

Down the road the dog went wanderin

Past the fences and the fields of green

Lookin for a porch where he could rest his head

A little grace and a warm place to sleep

Down the road the dog went roam

Chasin something he ain't never known