I'd rather be a dog than a dude like you

Well, so much for me and my diligent blogging! Better late than never I suppose. :)

I was sitting around the past few days, feeling sorry for myself since it's turning cold up here in Indianapolis and then moping around because my midterms didn't go like I hoped they would...and that got me thinking. Sometimes I wish I was a dog. Well, maybe not just any dog, but I do sometimes wish I was MY dog.

(We have a great golden retriever female, Bailey, who is absolutely and completely spoiled rotten! But we love her and she's sweet so we overlook her faults like any good puppy parents would do....haha)


Anyway, while I was sitting here wishing I was a dog I got to thinking about a song from long long ago. It's called I'd Rather Be a Dog than a Dude Like you by Allen Levi and it goes something like this.....

"He said 'All God's creatures got a bit of pain
Mine today is just a bit of rain
But still I say from my point of view
I would rather be a dog than a dude like you, yeah

'Cause I can sleep all day, nobody bother me
I get my meals absolutely free
No boss-man tells me what I got to do
I would rather be a dog than a dude like you...
'Cause your life is rough...ruff, ruff

He said, "I never ever had to take a spelling test
I never got hassled by the IRS
From what I've seen your life's a zoo
I would rather be a mutt than a man like you
Yes I would.

He said, "You work each day from eight to five
And you wait for Friday to arrive
You geniuses have got it wrong
My weekend lasts the whole week long
'Cause I'm a dog,

I don't ever have to fuss with suits and ties
I've got no mortgage to amortize
I have no fear that I might get sued
I would rather be a dog than a dude

So don't you pity me when you go inside
My sun will shine and I'll get dried
This cold, dark day I will weather through
And I'll be happy I'm a dog and not a dude like you...

(That's what he says. You realize, of course, that this is a song about
envy, and this is the moral of the story, which I'm glad that Tyler
included.)

You are you, I am me in God's big plan
One's a dog and one's a man
I guess the thing for us to do

I'll be glad I'm me, and mister master you be glad you're you
But I would rather be a dog, a dog
I'd rather be a dog than a dude like
Than a dude like you, woh!"


A great song, and a great reminder! Look it up, the music is even better! And I thought I leave you with a couple pictures of the dog I'd like to be, Bailey Cremers from a few weeks ago (55 lbs) and also one from the day we brought her home (6lbs 2oz)!