my mangy hound

somebody's lunch was scattered round the playground

a mangy hound was draggin' it around

we laughed

we laughed

cause some poor sucker

had lost the lunch

he was given by his mother

my soul will burn eternally

for in that lunch was stuff

mum made for me

for me

the custodian was called to the scene

she looked at me and read me

like a magazine

she laughed

she laughed

until she discovered

the nice lunch i was given by my mother

was torn and shredded hopelessly

and the dog had ate my lunch mum made for me

for me

i was the kid

with the spotty brown banana

i had a lunch

with a liverwurst sandwich

but now they're gone

scattered all around the playground

by a dirty old mangy hound

much later

safe in my room

i heard an animal

howling at the moon

i laughed

i laughed

until i discovered

the dog that ate my lunch was howling for my supper

my soul was filled with sympathy

from that night on that dog has lived with me

and i got something better

my best friend now

is that mangy hound