SCRATCH YOUR DOG (IF HE CAN'T SCRATCH HISSELF)
(Larry Kingston)


Del Reeves - 1967






Now let me give you girls some good hard advice
Nearly ev'ry man's got a wandering eye
You'd better treat him gentle and be real good
'Cos there's a lot more welcome mats in the neighbourhood


And a man's just like an old hound dog
Keep him happy or he's gonna roam
Scratch your dog if he can't scratch hisself
And he'll never run away from home


I'm sure you've heard that old proverb, they say
If it ain't on the menu, there's another café
If you think nobody else could satisfy his appetite
Well you don't know what's cookin' in this town ev'ry night


'Cos a man's just like an old hound dog
Keep him happy or he's gonna roam
Scratch your dog if he can't scratch hisself
And he'll never run away from home


Now, a man and a dog are really two of a kind
They got their eyes and noses working all the time
So exercise him good, keep the hunger off the face
When a bunny hops by, he'll be too tired to chase


'Cos a man's just like an old hound dog
Keep him happy or he's gonna roam
Scratch your dog if he can't scratch hisself
And he'll never run away from home
 
A man's just like an old hound dog
Keep him happy or he's gonna roam
Well, scratch your dog if he can't scratch hisself
And he'll never run away from home


A man's just like an old hound dog
Keep him happy or he's gonna roam
Scratch your dog if he can't scratch hisself
And he'll never run away from home






(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - January 2007)