Ole Lonesome George The Bassett

[Verse:] Ole lonesome George, the basset Lived in Brentwood Tennessee And even though he had his faults He was a sight to see He taught the show dog puppies To always try and please To hold their heads and tails up And not wet the judge's knees Ole George, was not a champion But his owners loved him so They'd drive the car to the dog shows Ole George would get the dough But when he'd get out in the rain He never could win first Several judges shook their heads And said he was the worst Then one day the kennel keeper Got an urgent call From the local TV To Mr Tom T Hall They said Johnny Cash Is puttin' on a show tonight He says he needs a basset You've got one ain't that right Lonesome George, went to the show And he did everything He barked and growled and jumped around And made the rappers ring He'd left the people cheering For another curtain call And so ole lonesome George became The show dog after all