how come my dog don't bark (when you come 'round)

now you say you ain't never met my wife

you ain't never seen her befo

'

say you ain't been hangin' roun' my crib; well here's somethin' i wanna know. i wanna know what in the worl' is goin' down

how come my dog don't bark when you come around?

i got the baddest dog

he'll bite anybody. he bit my little brother

took a chunk out of my ol' sweet li'l mother. he bit the mailman - he sees him every day; he takes one look at you

he wanna jump up and play. now i ain't got a clue as to what you puttin' down

but

how come my dog don't bark when you come around?

my dog's dangerous; tried to set people straight;

i even bought a bad dog" sign an' hung it on the gate. here you come trippin' up 'bout a quarter of nine