Here's me singing a traditional song to Darby O'Day, the best dog I ever knew. The refrain as I originally heard it was "taddle o'day," so it was clear what had to be done.
lyrics
I had me a little dog, his color it was brown
I taught him how to whistle, to sing and dance around
His legs they were fourteen yards long, his ears so very wide,
Around the world in half a day, upon him I could ride
Sing, Darby O'Day
Sing, Autumn to May
I had me a little frog, he wore a vest of red
He leaned upon a silver cane, top hat on his head
He'd speak of far off places, of things to see and do
And all the kings and queens he'd met while sailing in a shoe
Sing, Darby O'Day
Sing, Autumn to May
I had me a little hen, all speckled, gay and fair
I sat her on an oyster shell, she hatched me out a hare
The hare it sprang a handsome horse, fifteen hands full high
And him that tells a bigger tale would have to tell a lie
Sing, Darby O'Day
Sing, Autumn to May
I had me a little glass, the color it was green
And in it all the wonders that man had ever seen
I put it in my pocket and tied it with a cloth
Cried and cried the day I found that it had been lost
I had me a little dog, his color it was brown
I taught him how to whistle, to sing and dance around
His legs they were fourteen yards long, his ears so very wide,
Around the world in half a day, upon him I could ride
Sing, Darby O'Day
Sing, Autumn to May
credits
from Talk to the Animals,
released February 4, 2022
Guest vocals: Darby O'Day
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