就是要不離不棄Nellie Mckay

阿皮：雖然我從沒見過妳，但我願為妳一身黑…

今天是我那十八歲狗的三週年忌日。即使牠已經走了三年，偶而還是會在路上遇到一些非常不熟的鄰居，以關心的口氣詢問怎麼沒帶狗出來走走…

因為養狗遛狗的關係，認識了很多養狗遛狗的街坊鄰居。說起來，狗比人更容易讓人記憶，很多鄰居在我牽著狗的時候會和我打招呼，一旦我一個人走在街上遇到這些人時，他們卻連看也不看我一眼… 當然不是他們無禮或是有眼無珠，實在是我長得平凡無奇，還不如我的狗特別哩。

看看因不景氣而產生的棄狗潮，這些始亂終棄沒有良心愛慕虛榮的飼主們真該立法重罰，除了罪該萬死的不尊重生命，愛賣弄炫耀心理作崇，我真的很不了解這些人的心態，是什麼樣可怕的人會拋棄寵物呢? 感覺上比拋妻棄子的人更令我心寒… 說來說去還是一句，小貓小狗孤苦無依沒有生活技能又不能開口乞食，一旦被遺棄就是聽天由命了。

獻給牠一首可愛的「小狗歌」，感謝牠十八年來的陪伴。說實在的，和貓比起來狗還是比較貼心的。

Nellie McKay －The Dog Song

Nellie Mckay的歌詞通常很長，而且最可怕的地方是她每次在現場唱起來都會不一樣，不但歌詞不一樣，有時連曲也會變…反正她自調自唱，隨時想到哪唱到哪，這是一些要排練千遍以至完美的藝人所做不到的。Amazon曾說她晚生了三十年，也許是因為她隨興爵士般的音樂及無懈可擊的聲音，還有那十分70年代的長相及打扮…

I'm just a walkin' my dog
singin' my song
strollin' along
It's just me and my dog
catchin' some sun
we can't go wrong

My life was lonely and blue
yeah I was sad as a sailor
I was an angry 'un too
Then there was you
appeared, when I was entangled
with youth, and fear, and nerves
jingle jangled
vermouth and beer
were gettin' me mangled up

But then I looked in your eyes
and I was no more a failure
you looked so wacky and wise
and I said, lord I'm happy
'cause I'm just a walkin' my dog
singin' my song
strollin' along
it's just me and my dog
catchin' some sun
we can't go wrong
'cause I don't care 'bout your hatin' and your doubt
and I don't care what the politicians spout
if you need a companion
well just go right to the pound
and find yourself a hound
and make that doggie proud
'cause that's what it's all about

My life was tragic and sad
I was the archetypal loser
I was a pageant gone bad
Then there was you on time
and wagging your tail
in the cutest mime
and you was in jail
I said woof, be mine
and you gave a wail
and then I was no longer alone
and I was no more a boozer
we'll make the happiest home
and I said lord I'm happy
'cause I'm just a walkin' my dog
singin' my song
strollin' along
it's just me and my dog
catchin' some sun
we can't go wrong
'cause I don't care 'bout your hatin' and your doubt
and I don't care what the politicians spout
if you need a companion
why just go on by the pound
and find yourself a hound
and make that doggie proud
'cause that's what it's all about
that's what it's all about
that's what it's all about
that's what it's all abow-wow-wow
that's what it's all about
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