WALKING THE DOG
(Rufus Thomas)
Rufus Thomas - 1963
The Rolling Stones - 1964
The Dennisons - 1964
The Trophies - 1964
Danny Goode & The Excels - 1964
Jackie Shane - 1965
The Shakemakers - 1965
The Defenders - 1965
The Librettos - 1965
Eero Ja Jussi & The Boys - 1965 (Finnish title "Liisan Koira")
The Liverpool Set - 1966
Jerry Palmer - 1966
The Luv'd Ones - 1966
The Immigrants - 1966
The "Yes It Is" - 1966
The Ad-Libs - 1966
Agafon - 1966
The Seven Souls - 1967
The Whitecaps - 1968
The Newcastle Blues - 1968
'Kapt. Kopter' Randy California - 1972
La Fachada De Piedra - 1972 (Titled "Paseando Al Perro")
Roger Daltrey - 1975
Pagliaro - 1976
Aerosmith - 1978
Tjens Couter - 1978
Joe Dolce - 1981
Ratt - 1985
Also recorded by:
Dynamite, Inc.; The Capers; The Sonics ........... and others.
As recorded by RUFUS THOMAS:
Baby's back, dressed in black
Silver buttons all down her back
High, low, tip to toe
She broke the needle and she can't sew
Walkin' the dog
Just a-walkin' the dog
If you don't know how to do it
I'll show you how to walk the dog
(Whistle) Come on now, come on, come on
Asked her mama for fifteen cents
See the elephant jump the fence
He jumped so high, he touched the sky
Never got back till the fourth of July
Walkin' the dog
Just a-walkin' the dog
If you don't know how to do it
I'll show you how to walk the dog
(Whistle) Come on now, come on, come on
Mary, Mary, quite contrary
Tell me, how does your garden grow
You got, silver bells, and you got cockle shells
Pretty maids all in a row
Walkin' the dog
Just a-walkin' the dog
If you don't know how to do it
I'll show you how to walk the dog
(Whistle) Come on now, come on, come on
Oh-oh-oh
Just a, just a, just a-walk
Just a, just a, just a-walk
Just a, just a, just a-walk
Oh, yeah
If you don't know how to do it
I'll show you how to walk the dog
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Just a, just a, just a, just a, just a walk
Just a, just a, just a, just a, just a walk
Oh-oh-oh
(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - February 2016)
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Aerosmith
Mary Mac, dressed in black
silver buttons up and down her back
I know, 'cause I love her so
she broke the needle, now she can't sew
walkin' the dog
I'm just a-walkin' your dog
well if you don't know how to do it
I'll show you how to walk the dog
ask your mama for fifteen cents
to see the elephant jump the fence
it jumped so high, it touched the sky
didn't come back till the fourth of July
mary mary, quite contrary
how does your garden grow
well well, silver bells, and little bitty bitty white shells
pretty maids all in a row
