Mom and Dad Can't you see we're sad? Pining away for a canine Woe is me Oh, the misery We'd like a dog, we lack a dog Alas! Alack-a-dee! Desperate Desperate for a dog We're just desperate for a dog (Give us a puppy) Not a gerbil or a frog We're just desperate for a dog (Give us a pooch) A kid's best friend To romp and frisk and bark Lick your nose, shed on your clothes Chase a Frisbee in the park We're desperate Desperate for a dog We're just desperate for a dog We've asked you politely For a year or two You always say, "We'll see about it" Then you never do Our friends all have got dogs How do you think we feel? What's the big deal? A collie or a Dalmatian A poodle or an Alsatian Maltese, Pekingese Please, oh please, oh please, oh please, oh please! Desperate Desperate for a dog We're just desperate for a dog (We're begging!) Keep your hamster and your hog We're just desperate for a dog It's no big thing Any mutt will do Let's trot to the pound, pick out a hound Find a shoe for him to chew We're desperate Desperate for a dog We're just desperate for a dog Why not? But we told you, we'll take care of him! All right, that's it, we've had it! We won't accept defeat The time has come to march Let's take it to the streets Unfair! Unfair! Kids deserve a puppy there! Desperate Desperate for a dog We're just desperate for a dog Desperate Desperate for a dog We're just desperate for a dog (Kids deserve a puppy there!) To guard us as we jog Guide us through the fog Wait for us, faithfully Outside our church or synagogue We're desperate Desperate for a dog We're just desperate for a dog We're just desperate for a Puppy puppy puppy puppy puppy Puppy puppy puppy puppy We're just desperate for a dog