Author Unknown
I'm the dog that didn't win a prize,
I've been harshly disinfected, I've been scrubbed,
Was it for obedience I was hailed?
I never for a moment thought that I would fail,
I am going in my kennel on my own!
I've heard it from the wordly and the wise,
I didn't have the most appealing eyes.
All day in this heat, I've been standing on me feet,
WIth dogs of every other shape and size.
I've been festooned in a towel and I've been rubbed.
I've been mercilessly brushed, robbed of all me fleas,
And now the judging's over, I've been snubbed.
As "Best Dog in the Show" I was regaled.
Oh! Not on your doggie life, pass me down the carving knife,
I had one thing said about me - it was, "FAILED"!!
I thought at least I'd win "Waggiest Tail".
But no certificate, rosette or commendation did I get,
Nothing, on a kennel door to nail !
Thank you, No, I do not want a bone.
Do not think you can console me with left-overs in my bowl,
My pride is mortified and I want to be left alone.
"Each dog has his day", they all advise,
But I see to my grief and sorrow, my day must have been tomorrow,
Oh, I'm the dog that didn't win a prize.
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