MY DOG LOVES YOUR DOG
From the film "George White's Scandals" (1934)
(Music: Ray Henderson / Lyrics: Jack Yellen & Irving Caesar)
Jimmy Durante, Rudy Vallee & Cliff Edwards (Film Soundtrack) - 1934
Bob Snyder Orch. (vocal: Kay Weber) - 1934
Cliff "Ukelele Ike" Edwards - 1934
Victor Young & The Brunswick Studio Orch. - 1934
Harry Roy & His. Orch. - 1934
JIMMY DURANTE:
Pardon me, but don't get mad
I'm no bounder, nor a cad
You see it's just like this.....
My dog loves your dog
And your dog loves my dog
And if our doggies love each other
Why can't we
My dog's a he dog
And your dog's a she dog
And I wish you loved me
The way that he loves she
Don't they look sweet every time they meet
Beneath their favourite tree
My big Airedale wags his little tail
To tell your Terrier he's crazy to marry her
My dog loves your dog
And your dog loves my dog
And if our doggies love each other
Why can't we
RUDY VALLEE:
My dog loves your dog
And your dog loves my dog
And if our doggies love each other
Why can't we
Look how she treats him
Whenever she meets him
And that's the way I wish
That you were treating me
He sees your pup and his ears go up
His tail goes round and round
He looks this way just as if to say
You know I really am in love with that Selium
My dog loves your dog
And your dog loves my dog
And if our doggies love each other
Why can't we
CLIFF EDWARDS:
My dog loves your dog
And your dog loves my dog
And if our doggies love each other
We can too
My dog keeps whinin'
Because he is pinin'
To be with her
The way I wanna be with you
I take him out and he runs about to see if she is in sight
By his nose he knows everywhere she goes
He calls to her "Bow-Wow-Wow"
"I love you and How-Wow-Wow"
My dog loves your dog
And your dog loves my dog
And if our doggies love each other
Why can't we
JIMMY DURANTE (SPOKEN):
Ah, for the life of a dog. Gee! I wish some great magician would turn me
into a Terrier, a Poodle, or a Schnauzer, or any coyoodle. And find myself
a greatful pet of of a beautiful blonde or gorgeous brunette. And feel them
hands so dainty, so dear, scratchin' up behind my ear. Imagine me takin'
my afternoon nap, a siesta, cuddled up on a beautiful lap. What a thrill, the
joy, of gettin' a bath from her. Picture the scene, a night in June, romance
in the air, she holds me in her arms, caresses my head, rubs my schnoz.
Aah-Oh.The life of a dog's the life for me. Aaahhh!
(Orchestral Interlude)
JIMMY DURANTE:
My dog loves your dog
And your dog loves my dog
And if our doggies love each other
We can too
Look how she pets him
And look how she lets him
Play around the way
I'd like to play with you
Chows and Pekinese who have pedigrees
Are crazy over my hound
But your little mutt's simply got him nuts
Say he'd gladly give her his last piece of liver
My dog loves your dog
And your dog loves my dog
And if our doggies love each other
Why can't we
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As recorded by CLIFF "UKELELE IKE" EDWARDS:
Pardon me but, if I may
I would like to speak to you
Maybe you have noticed too
Our dogs have learned to care
You can see it in their eyes
You can hear it in their sighs
Winchell mentioned it today
They are very much that way
My dog loves your dog
And your dog loves my dog
If our doggies love each other, why can’t we?
My dog’s a he dog
And your dog’s a she dog
I wish you loved me the way that he loves she
Don’t they look sweet every time they meet
Beneath their favorite tree?
My big Airedale wags his little tail
To tell your terrier he’s crazy to marry her
My dog loves yourdog
And your dog loves my dog
If our doggies love each other, why can’t we?
My dog loves your dog
And your dog loves my dog
If our doggies love each other why can’t we?
All night he’s whinin’
Because he keeps pinin’
To be with her the way I’d like to be with you
I take him out and he runs about
To see if she is in sight
By his nose he knows every place she goes
He calls to her, “Bow-wow-wow! I love you and how-wow-wow!”
My dog loves your dog
And your dog loves my dog
If our doggies love each other, why can’t we?
My dog loves your dog
And yourdog loves my dog
If our doggies love each other, why can’t we?
Look how she pets him
And look how she lets him
Play around the way I’d like to play with you
Chows and Pekinese who have pedigrees
Are crazy over my hound
But your little mutt’s simply got him nuts
And he’d gladly give ‘er his last piece of liver
‘Cause my dog loves your dog
And your dog loves mydog
If our doggies love each other, why can’t we?
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As recorded by KAY WEBER with the DORSEY BROS.(aka Bob Snyder Orch.):
My dog loves your dog
And your dog loves my dog
And if our doggies love each other
Why can't we
If they were parted
They'd be brokenhearted
So for our doggies sakes
Why don't you marry me
Just see them there, such a happy pair
And so completely in love
Your big Airedale wags his little tail
To tell my Terrier he's crazy about her
My dog loves your dog
And your dog loves my dog
And if our doggies love each other
Why can't we
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(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - June 2011)
