You Can Learn A Lot From A Dog Copyright 2004 Stan Lyness   country or country rock, male voice	broadband listen
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          Our dog knows stuff people don' know,
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   she'll figure if you give her a scent,
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          who's been by, how long ago,
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  an' the general direction they went.
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      An' our dog's expert at readin' people,
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  she's a careful judge of character,
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     it's like she figures what we been thinkin'
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        a person could be learnin' from her.

CHORUS:
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       And this dog's smart as can be,
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    on the general subject of me.
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       She knows my hygiene is perfectly fine,
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  an' that I choose wisely how I spend my time,
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'cause she knows a man's worth much more than
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      just whether he's got a real job;
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   she's a true companion who understands -
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   you can learn a lot from a dog.


          Our dog's undertaken detailed study
       of my personality,
      an' knowin' me better'n anybody
 finds me just as well-mannered as she - and she is! - 
     like when the band's over here practicin' late,
      she don' give us dirty looks.
        Indeed she's positive we sound great,
  and she loves everything I cook.

CHORUS:
     Yeah, this dog's smart as can be,
    on her favorite subject of me.
       She knows my drinkin' habits ain't out of line,
   an' I'm carefully thinkin' how to spend my time,
'cause she understands I got bigger plans 
      than tryin' to find a real job;
   she's a true companion who understands - 
 you could learn a lot from your dog.

BRIDGE:
   Now if I don't bathe, it's just as well -
      she knows that's how folks ought to smell.
   An' if I don't shave, accordin' to her,
        I still ain't sproutin' that much fur.

PARTIAL CHORUS:
     Yeah, this dog's smart as can be,
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  Yeah she knows a man's worth much more than
      just whether he's got a real job;
  she's an understandin' true companion - 
 you could learn a lot from our dog,
    I mean YOU could learn from a dog.