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[“I'D RATHER HAVE—”]
Last Christmas they gave me a sweater,
And a nice warm suit of wool,
But I'd rather be cold and have a dog,
To watch when I come from school.
And a nice warm suit of wool,
But I'd rather be cold and have a dog,
To watch when I come from school.
Father gave me a bicycle,
But that isn't much of a treat,
Unless you have a dog at your heels
Racing away down the street.
But that isn't much of a treat,
Unless you have a dog at your heels
Racing away down the street.
They bought me a camping outfit,
But a bonfire by a log
Is all the outfit I would ask,
If I only had a dog.
But a bonfire by a log
Is all the outfit I would ask,
If I only had a dog.
They seem to think a little dog
Is a killer of all earth's joys;
But oh, that “pesky little dog”
Means hours of joy to the boys.
Is a killer of all earth's joys;
But oh, that “pesky little dog”
Means hours of joy to the boys.
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