E B E Lay down, little doggies, lay downA E We've both got to sleep on the cold, cold groundA E The winds blowin' colder and the sun's goin' downA E Lay down, little doggies, lay downA E We hit this old beef trail just two months agoB7 We blistered in the sun and we froze in the snowE A E In ten days we're comin to a packing-house townB E So lay yourselves down, little doggies, lay downA E This dodge city trail she's a hard road to goA B7 Up the texas flatlands through old mexicoContinues after the adE A E I got dust in my eyes and mud in my noseB E So lay yourselves down, little doggies, lay downE B E Lay down, little doggies, lay downA E We've both got to sleep on the cold, cold groundA E The winds blowin' colder and the sun's goin' downB E So lay yourselves down, little doggies, lay downE A E That bad hole of water we drunk and got sickE B Curled up out hair, tied our tails back in kinksE A E We got lost in a blind canyon, tippy-toein' aroundE B E So lay yourselves down, little doggies, lay downE A E Here now we come to the end of our trailE B Your hair, hide and carcass to the stockyards i sellE A E I'll see you in a tin can when you get shipped aroundE B E So lay yourselves down, little doggies, lay downE B E Lay down, little doggies, lay downA E We've both got to sleep on the cold, cold groundA E The winds blowin' colder and the sun's goin' downB E So lay yourselves down, little doggies, lay down
Lay Down Little Doggies
Arlo Guthrie
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