(Keywords: Cindy Beck, music, talent, song, lyrics, hound dogs, kibble, humor, Latter-day Saints, LDS, Your LDS Radio, yourLDSNeighborhood.com)
It’s wonderful to live with musically talented people.
I wouldn’t know, though, because most of my family couldn’t carry a tune in a basket. No, forget that. They couldn’t even carry it in a dump truck. In fact, our musical talents are so lacking, that one of us (let me give you a hint ... it's the guy I married) does not know the entire lyrics for a single song. Nope, not even one. Because of that, his renditions are always … well … let’s just say, “interesting.”
None of that, however, stops us from singing Christmas carols—albeit, out of tune—all through the holiday season.
Not to give you whiplash by changing the subject, but have you ever experienced a busy day, and when night rolled around, you fell into bed exhausted? As you lay there with the warmth of the blankets enveloping you, the Sand Man tiptoed in, sprinkled sleeping dust and just as your eyes drooped … the dog next door started barking.
Oh yes, we’ve all been there. So, for those of you who not only live next to barking dogs but are also musically challenged, I’ve written a song with memorable lyrics. And it’s only taken me days to write it.
Well, maybe not days, but hours ... well ... maybe not hours, but minutes. Okay, the truth of the matter is, I wrote this for our ward’s Christmas skit years ago. But hey—just for you—I finished up the second verse today.
Hound Dogs We Have Heard on High
(Sung to the tune of, Angels We Have Heard on High.)
(Verse)
Hound dogs we have heard on high
Loudly howling o'er the plains
And the mutts, all in reply,
Echoing their joyous strains.
(Chorus)
Come, join in all the fun,
Waking everyone,
Listen to our doggy sounds,
Woof, woof, woof, woof, woof, woof.
Come, listen to our noise,
Bringing us such joys,
Such a lovely doggy sound,
Woof, woof, woof, woof, wooof, wooof, aaaoooo!
(Verse)
Puppies why this jubilee,
Why your joyous bark prolonged,
Tell us what the kibble be
That inspires your noisy song.
(Chorus)
Come, join in all the fun,
Waking everyone,
Listen to our doggy sounds,
Woof, woof, woof, woof, woof, woof.
Come, listen to our noise,
Bringing us such joys,
Such a lovely doggy sound,
Woof, woof, woof, woof, wooof, wooof, aaaoooo!
What's playing in my head: Well, what else but, Hound Dogs We Have Heard on High.
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3 comments:
Cindy, this is hilarious!!! And I love the lyrics. This is a masterpiece! =D It reminds me of a set of lyrics I wrote one year for a Ward Christmas party: "Bishop Got Run Over By Reindeer." I may have to dig that one out, dust it off, and share it in a future blog.
This was dog-gone great! If I had a doggie treat I'd give it to you.
So instead I'll just sing ~ woof woof aaaoooo, (what were the rest of the words????)
Thanks for a great blog!
The question frontmost in my mind is whether or not you've taught this song to Corky Porky Pie. And if he does know them, has he been teaching them to my neighbor's dogs? Because they really like to howl these days!
Great blog.
Nichole
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