Book 43

Page 11

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How much is that doggie in the window

 

How much is that doggie in the window?

I can’t afford … much on the dole.

How much is that doggie in the window?

I do hope that doggie’s not sold.

 

How much is that doggie in the window,

“four hundred” the owners reply.

Have you got any cheap doggies in the window,

ones that a poor bloke can buy?

 

“Two hundred’s the cheapest in the window.

And that’s about as low … as I go.”

“But I haven’t got that much money in my pocket,

I haven’t got that much money to blow.”

 

O I must have a doggie in the window,

there must be a dog that is cheap!?

I only got fifty in my pocket,

and I do want a dog I can keep.

 

I wanted that doggie in the window,

the one with the wagly tail.

But I can’t afford that doggie in the window,

although that dear doggie’s for sale.

 

© Written by Dominic John Gill www.poetry.net.au  dominicj7@poetry.net.au Created  Nov 20, 2006