Rufus Thomas Walking the Dog lyrics

Baby back dressed in black
Silver buttons all down her back
Hello tippy toes
She broke the needle and she can sew

Walking the dog
Just a walking the dog
If you don't know how to do it
I'll show you how to walk the dog
Come on now, come on, come on

I asked her mother for fifteen cents
See the elephant jump the fence
He jumped so high, he touched the skies
Never got back till the fourth of July

Walking the dog
Just a walking the dog
If you don't know how to do it
I'll show you how to walk the dog
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

Walking the dog
Just a walking the dog
If you don't know how to do it
Show you how to walk the dog
Come on now, come on, come on

Oh oh, just a, just a, just a walking
Just a, just a, just a walking
Just a, just a, just a walking
Oh yeah, if you don't know how to do it
I'll show you how to walk the dog, oh
Just a, just a, just a, just a, just a, just a walking
Just a, just a, just a, just a, just a, just a walking, oh