Babydog - The Raincoats

I thought I’d have a baby

But my body said no

I tried and tried to have a baby

But you know that baby just would not grow

I’m wonderin' where oh where is my baby?

Where oh where can you be?

I’ve been thinking about getting myself a dog

Maybe a labrador or even a spaniel

It won’t really be a substitute but, what the hell

Maybe we can have some fun anyway

I’ll take my dog to the park in a pram

And I might even send them on to school

We’ll go to the park and we’ll do lots and lots of little little uh doggy things

And maybe when he grows up he’ll even look a teeny weeny little bit like me

Take him on the roundabout and I’ll take him on the swings

And he’ll make lots and lots and lots of little little doggy friends

And you know I love my dog, I love my dog, I love my dog

He’ll go «bow wow wow, woof woof woof»

He’ll talk to me

But where oh where is my baby?

Where oh where can you be?

You know that life’s a bitch and then you die

Is there really anybody watching us there from the sky

What do you make of what’s going on?

I’m down to hear

I’ll take my dog to the park in a pram

And I might even send him on to school

We’ll go and we’ll do lots and lots and lots of little doggy things

Maybe when he grows up he’ll even be a bit of a rebel, like me

But where oh where is my baby?

Where oh where can you be?

(My baby is going down the plug hole

My baby is going down the drain)

Life goes on and somehow now I’ve got a baby, got a babydog

I’ve got a babydog, got a babydog

I’ve got a baby, I’ve got a babydog

I’ve got a babydog

I’ve got a baby, got a babydog

I’ve got a babydog

Take my dog to the park

But I’ll never put him in a pram

He chases balls and brings them back to me

He looks so happy

The best thing is you know I’ve never had to change one single nappy

Dog dog dog dog doggy dog doggy dog

Dog dog dog dog doggy dog doggy dog

Dog dog dog dog dog dog dog dog dog

«Bow wow wow, woof woof woof»

He talks to me