I wanna be a dog wanna wag my tail

Chase cars and knock over garbage cans

Bite the man who brings the mail

I wanna be a dog

Wanna lie on the floor

Chase squirrels and cats

Get fed get fat

Chew your shoe and bark at the door

I wanna be a dog

Wanna dig big holes

Sniff trees and ground

And basset hounds

And pee on telephone poles

I wanna be a dog

Wanna drool all around

Scratch fleas and ticks

And run after sticks

I just wanna be a hound

I wanna be a dog

Wanna roll in the dirt

Wanna run in the street

Get mud on my feet

And jump up onto your shirt

I wanna have dog breath

Wake the neighbors too

I'll lick your hand

Be the best friend to man;

I've got nothing better to do

I wanna be a dog

I want my nose to be wet

I've got a college degree

Now all I wanna be

Is somebody else's pet

I wanna be a dog wanna wag my tail

Chase cars and knock over garbage cans

Bite the man who brings the mail