Man’s Best Friend

Standing guard through the centuries

At the foot of the bed no less

Ever eager, just to please

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He’ll play and make a mess

But how much he loves you

You’ll never have to guess

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Unmistakably, a friend forever true

He will rise to your defense

Against a man or a tiny shrew

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Trust him too, and in his sense

Of all that’s good or bad

Notice to whom he takes offense

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Man’s best friend, the best I’ve had

Immortalized in oil paint

Standing by me forever, both of us glad

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