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Yesterday, we had to have Alice put down. Dr. Neal Rose of Broad Street Veterinary Hospital, who has cared for her all her life, came to the house. His kindness and sensitivity were a great comfort. Her sufferings from progressive arthritis had become unbearable. I raised her from a puppy of five weeks, and I loved her with all my heart. She was a loving, playful, highly intelligent dog without a mean bone in her body. In the quarter of my life I’ve spent with her, I learned a good deal more from her than she ever learned from me. In her memory, I offer this song I wrote for her some years ago in her more active days. The black chow in the second verse was a neighborhood dog who was a favorite of hers. Alice always had a thing for chows.<\/p>\n
Bag of Food<\/strong><\/p>\n Bag of food, bag of food Black chow, black chow Frisbee flies, so do I\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Going to the river, gonna jump right in, Under the table, under the bed I like the munch, I like the crunch, Yesterday, we had to have Alice put down. Dr. Neal Rose of Broad Street Veterinary Hospital, who has cared for her all her life, came to the house. His kindness and sensitivity were a great comfort. Her sufferings from progressive … Continue reading
\nDaddy\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s gonna buy me a bag of food.
\nI like the munch, I like the crunch,
\nLike it for breakfast, and I like it for lunch
\nDamn, you know, that stuff it sure tastes good.
\nThere ain\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t nothin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 better than a bag of food.
\nBag of food, bag of food,
\nDaddy\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s gonna buy me a bag of food.<\/p>\n
\nOoh, I like him, and how.
\nWalks himself, don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t wear no leash.
\nHe\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s always somewhere The Man can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t reach.
\nOoh I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d like to love him, but I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t know how.
\nOoh I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d like to love him\u00e2\u20ac\u201dblack chow.
\nBag of food, bag of food
\nDaddy\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s gonna buy me a bag of food.<\/p>\n
\nGonna get to heaven before I die.
\nWhat\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s that there, up in the sky?
\nAin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t no eagle: it is I.
\nWhen the frisbee\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s whirling I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m a blur,
\nSoaring though the heavens like a bird with fur.
\nBag of food, bag of food
\nDaddy\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s gonna buy me a bag of food.<\/p>\n
\nThrow me a stick, and I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll do it again.
\nWade in the water just as far as I can:
\nSure I can swim, but it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not my plan.
\nJumping rock to rock just like a frog,
\nThat\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s why they call me river dog.
\nBag of food, bag of food
\nDaddy\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s gonna buy me a bag of food.<\/p>\n
\nDon\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t need no pillow under my head.
\nWhile I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m waiting, might as well sleep,
\nDream I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m barking, dream I leap
\nOver the rainbow where squirrels run slow
\nAnd there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a bag of food wherever I go.
\nBag of food, bag of food
\nDaddy\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s gonna buy me a bag of food.<\/p>\n
\nLike it for breakfast, and I like it for lunch
\nDamn, you know, that stuff it sure tastes good.
\nThere ain\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t nothin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 better than a bag of food.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"