walkiNg the dog - rufus thomas

Walking The Dog
Written by: Rufus Thomas


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Lyrics:
Mary Mack dressed in black
Silver buttons all down her back
Hello tipsy toes
She broke the needle and she can't 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
To see the elephant jump over the fence
He jumped so high, he touched the sky
Never got back till the fourth of July

Mary, Mary, quite contrary
Tell me, how does your garden grow?
You got silver bells and you got cockleshells
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

Singers:
1. Rufus Thomas (billboard hot 100) 1963 2. The Rolling Stones April 17, 1964 3. The Pyramids April 1964 4. The Dennisons April 1964 5. The Kingsmen 1964 6. Johnny Rivers 1964 7.Zoot Money's Big Roll Band 1964 8. The Everly Brothers August 1965 9. The Astronauts September 1965  10. The Rokes 1965 11. The Sonics 1965 12. Homer and The Dont's 1965 13. Bobby Freeman 1965 14. The Defenders 1965 15. The Luv'd Ones 1966 16. Davy Graham 1966 17. Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels 1966 18. The Cake [1] October 1968 19. Sandie Shaw 1969 20. Aerosmith 1973 21. Spirit 1975 22. Rick Derringer 1975 23. Roger Daltrey 1975 24. The Troggs 1976 25. Tjens-Couter 1978 26. John Cale 1979 27. Magic Slim and The Teardrops 1982 28. Ratt August 23, 1983 29. The Flamin' Groovies 1983 30. Lil' Ed and The Blues Imperials 1986 31. J.B. Hutto and The Houserockers 1990 32. Michael Levy 1990 33. Clarence Edwards 1990 34. Steve Marriott 1991 35. Charles et les Lulus 1991 36. Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin 1991 37. The Kaisers 1994 38. Cybill Shepherd November 1997 39. Hans Theessink 1997 40. Volume July 2000 41. Jutta Weinhold Band featuring Klaus Henatsch 2000 42. Dook Joint 2001 43. Rock Nalle, Jørgen Krabbenhøft, Peter Belli, Sir Henry 2003 44. Willy Willy & The Voodooband 2003 45. Grateful Dead May 25, 2005 46. Antoine Rocks June 28, 2005 47. Dan Baird and Homemade Sin 2005 48. Matthew Cook 2005 49. Dan Zanes with The Rubi Theater Company May 16, 2006 50. Lady Dottie & The Diamonds September 16, 2008

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