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The Yellow Dog Story (LP Version)
Grateful Dead
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What we're doin' is we're stallin' for time while he changes his broken string
(Tell 'em about the yellow dog, no, don't dare)
Now what I think I'll do is I'll take this opportunity to tell y'all a story, mm
'Cause-'cause y'all haven't heard it yet, and it goes like
Goes like this, there was a, there was a fella, and he had a dog, a pet dog
And he used to walk his dog around, every now and again
Anyway, well, it was a hot summer day and he walkin' his dog
And he thought he'd stop off at the bar and have himself a beer
And he did just that
He walked into the bar, and he walked up to the bar
And he put his change on the bar, and he said to the bartender, "I'd like a glass of beer"
Bartender said, "Certainly, sir, comin' right up"
Meanwhile, while he was waitin' for his beer, he looked down the bar and there was this
Fella sittin' down the bar with a big black slick mean-lookin' dog
Now the fella down the other side of the bar
With the short fat squat ugly little yellow dog, said nothin'
But the guy with the big black slick mean-looking dog
Looked down the bar at the guy with the short fat squat ugly little yellow dog, and said, uh
"Hey, that sure is an ugly little dog you got there, mister
All short fat squat ugly and yellow"
Well, the guy with the short fat squat ugly little yellow dog
Said to the guy with the big black sleek mean-lookin' dog said
"Yeah, well he may be ugly but he sure can fight"
And uh, the guy with the big black slick mean-lookin' dog
Said to the guy with the short fat squat ugly little yellow dog, said, "Yeah?"
The guy with the short fat squat ugly little yellow dog said, "Yeah"
So they decided they'd take 'em both out back behind the bar and let 'em fight it out
"I'll put a five on mine, you put a five on yours, winner take home the bucks"
They figured that was a good idea and they did just that
They took 'em out the back and they let 'em fight it out
And the short fat squat ugly little yellow dog just kick-kicked
You-know-what outta the big s-, big black slick mean-lookin' dog
And when the fight was over and the big black slick mean-lookin' dog was over in the corner lickin' his wounds
Short fat squat ugly little yellow dog was hoppin' around
The guy with the big black slick mean-lookin' dog allowed his, uh
"Yeah, the short fat squat ugly little yellow dog sure could fight
But, I never seen a dog look like that before, all short fat squat ugly li-little and yellow
What kinda dog is that anyway?"
The guy with the short fat squat ugly little yellow dog said to the guy with the big black slick mean-lookin' dog, said
"Yeah, well he used to be an alligator 'fore I cut his tail off and painted him yellow"
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