had me a bassett hound pull toy
long before i sang 'oy oy oy'
he was my favourite toy
50 years ago
when i was a boy
my bassett---hound----pull-toy

i went dumpster diving
in 1964 i was thriving
i found me a pup on a string
i pulled him out
i started to sing.

had me a bassett hound pull toy
long before i sang 'oy oy oy'
he was my favourite toy
50 years ago
when i was a boy
my bassett---hound----pull-toy

i walked the streets of brooklyn
in '64 i wasn't good looking
but it didn't matter, i was just a boy
with a bassett hound pull toy.

had me a bassett hound pull toy
long before i sang 'oy oy oy'
he was my favourite toy
50 years ago
when i was a boy
my bassett---hound----pull-toy

years later i finally grew up
went to the shelter, got me a pup
a bassett hound with a blue collar
like my toy
he followed me for hours.

had me a bassett hound pull toy
long before i sang 'oy oy oy'
he was my favourite toy
50 years ago
when i was a boy
my bassett---hound----pull-toy

now i got sick and old
i need my pup lest i go cold
my magic last days full of joy
with my bassett hound i feel
just like a boy