Listen to How Come My Dog Don't Bark (When You Come Around) by Dr. John

How Come My Dog Don't Bark (When You Come Around)

Dr. John

Rock

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Dr. John
Dr. John
Performer
Roger Lewis
Roger Lewis
Baritone Saxophone
Chris Severin
Chris Severin
Bass
Freddy Staehle
Freddy Staehle
Drums
Tommy Moran
Tommy Moran
Guitar
Alfred Roberts
Alfred Roberts
Percussion
Charles Neville
Charles Neville
Percussion
Chief Ricks
Chief Ricks
Percussion
Cyril Neville
Cyril Neville
Percussion
Amadee Castenell
Amadee Castenell
Tenor Saxophone
Frederick Kemp
Frederick Kemp
Tenor Saxophone
Bruce Hammond
Bruce Hammond
Trombone
Charlie Miller
Charlie Miller
Trumpet
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Wardell Quezergue
Wardell Quezergue
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Stewart Levine
Stewart Levine
Producer

Lyrics

Now you say you ain't never met my wife, you ain't never seen her befo,' Say you ain't been hangin' roun' my crib; well here's somethin' I wanna know... I wanna know what in the worl' is goin' down, How come my dog don't bark when you come around? I got the baddest dog, he'll bite anybody. He bit my little brother, took a chunk out of my ol' sweet li'l mother. He bit the mailman – he sees him every day; he takes one look at you, he wanna jump up and play. Now I ain't got a clue as to what you puttin' down, but How come my dog don't bark when you come around? My dog's dangerous; tried to set people straight; I even bought a "BAD DOG" sign an' hung it on the gate. Here you come trippin' up 'bout a quarter of nine Fulla dat Night Train wine, tryin' to slide past the sign... My dog been noddin' off, ain't payin' you no mind. That's my dog, when I come home he don't sleep THAT sound! How come my dog don't bark when you come around? I still don't like it, I don't dig it one damn bit, The way you an' my dog's so tight, somethin' don't fit! I slipped through the alley, I called my dog, Said, "get off your rusty duster, move a little faster to your ol' master, you old cayute, you." He took one look at me, an' he growled an' he ran straight to you. Now somebody's been confusin' my po' hound. An I wanna know what's goin' down. How come my dog don't bark when you come around? (Clarinet Solo) Maybe I better call up Jacoby & Myers, an' you can take the fifth, amendment, that is. You better stand up fo' your rights, 'cause you might not be standin' too long. I'm gonna stop all this confusion. I'm gon' fire that hound., shoot that dog down. Then I'm gonna get busy mutilatin, strangulatin' operatin', an' crematin' my Ol' Lady down at the cremation station. Then I'm gonna torch that, too, and come right on after you! You can give you heart an' soul to charity; all the rest gonna belong to me. I'm goin' straight down to dat barber supply shop, get me a pearl handle, double edge, hollow ground, super blue blade, adjustable, stainless steel, honed edge, both blades on the same side so when I cut you once, you gonna bleed twice, goin' an' comin'. An' if you don' believe me, shake yo' head; it'll be singin' "I ain't got no body." 'Cause one night I did a little FBI Double-O-Seven-type investigatin'. You an' my Ol' Lady thought I was gone, but I wasn't gone. Dat's why I have to separate you from your ground. An the only soun' you gonna hear when you six feet in the ground: How come my dog didn't bark when you came around?
Writer(s): Prince Tpenolaj Patridge Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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