Name: Dead Puppies Aren't Much Fun
Duration: P00H02M45S
Description: We are indeed grateful to Bill Frenzer for his kind permission to release this recording. It had come to us through the folk process and arrived with a somewhat different tune, and words that also may not have been part of his original song. We and a friend added some verses of our own and a bridge to make quite a new interpretation.

Dead Puppies Aren't Much Fun

from MaD aDaM by MaD aDaM

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We are indeed grateful to Bill Frenzer for his kind permission to release this recording. It had come to us through the folk process and arrived with a somewhat different tune, and words that also may not have been part of his original song. We and a friend added some verses of our own and a bridge to make quite a new interpretation.

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Dead puppies aren’t much fun
When you call them they don’t come

When you pick them up they sag
When you go for walks they drag

My poor puppy died last fall
That’s him lying in the hall

Mother wants to throw them out
Doesn’t like them lying about

Don’t have to clean up where they've peed
And they’re very cheap to feed, but…

Don’t get fleas, they don’t get lice
But the maggots don’t smell nice

My dead puppy never squirms
'Cept inside where he's got worms

Puppy's fur comes out in tufts
Guess there's no point going to Crufts

Although I took him to the vet
There's no effective treatment yet

I tried to teach my puppy tricks
But nothing that I tell him sticks

Don’t play fetch, they don’t play ball
They play dead, and that’s all

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from MaD aDaM, released February 23, 2023
Bill Frenzer & Rich Thieman, c. 1970-1974
Verses 5 & 7 - 10 by Miguel Heatwole, 2013
Verse 6 by Brian White, 2013

Alto: Dallas de Brabander
Baritone: Miguel Heatwole

Image by Engin Akyurt from Pixabay

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Miguel Heatwole Sydney, Australia

Miguel’s a versatile singer, choral director & composer. His interests include folk & world music, political satire, the environment, trade unionism & the responsible enjoyment of alcohol. His songwriting embraces themes like peace & justice, the family cat, & visceral passionate attraction. His enthusiasm for recording community singing has let many people share the power of their songs. ... more

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