No pet’s smarter than a dog.
I heard someone say it.
You could buy a dog a drum,
teach him how to play it.
Not the kind that uses sticks;
that would be all wrongo:
one where he could use his paws,
tom-tom like, or bongo.
You could make a ton of change
down the supermarket.
Even teach him how to sing,
though he’d have to bark it.
People exiting the store
would just be struck dumb,
when they heard that damn dog howl
"We Shall Overcome."