You Can Eat Dog Food - Tom Paxton

Quit your bellyachin', bub

Sayin' you can’t afford your grub

Sayin' a dollar ain’t a dollar no more

Well tell me buddy, what’s new?

You can’t afford to buy bread no more

Well, this ain’t a charity store

You say your kids are hungry too

Well, we’ve good news for you

You can eat dog food

You really ought to try it

You can fricassee it

You can deep fry it

Flip it on over

Cook it any way

Eat along with rover

Three times a day

It comes in a bag or a can

Just the meal for a workin' man

If you’re down on your luck just now

It’ll get you through the day

If you eat in the afternoon

You’re gonna feel like bayin' at the moon

But you’re complainin' too soon

This is all I gotta say

You can eat dog food

You really ought to try it

You can fricassee it

You can deep fry it

Flip it on over

Cook it any way

Eat along with rover

Three times a day

Find yourself a little vacant lot

Clean the garbage from a little spot

Build a fire, let the coals get hot

Ask the neighbors in

You can open up a can or two

Make patties like the swell folks do

Have yourself a little barbecue

And let the fun begin

You can eat dog food

You really ought to try it

You can fricassee it

You can deep fry it

Flip it on over

Cook it any way

Eat along with rover

Three times a day