Mom and Dad Can't you see we're sad? Pining away for a canine Wow is me Oh the misery We'd like a dog We lack a dog Alas! Alack-a-dee!
Chorus: Desperate Desperate for a dog We're just desperate for a dog! Give us a puppy! Not a gerbil or a frog We're just desperate for a dog! Give us a pooch!
A kid's best friend To romp and frisk and bark Lick your nose, shed on your clothes Chase a frisbee in the park
Desperate Desperate for a dog We're just desperate for a dog!
We've asked you politely For a year or two You always say we'll see about it Then you never do Our friends all have got dogs How do you thing we feel? What's the big deal? A collie or a dalmatian A poodle or an Alsatian Maltese, Pekinese Please, oh please, oh please, oh please, oh please!
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We're begging!!! Keep your hamster and your hog We're just desperate for a dog!
It's no big thing Any mutt will do Let's trot to the pound, pick out a hound Find a shoe for him to chew