Lovers of the badger hound who haven't listened to Peter Himmelman 2005 classic better remedy that situation now: "Dixie the Tiny Dog" is the best dachshund song of all time.
Read the lyrics as you listen to the song.
Dixie the Tiny Dog
by Peter Himmelman
I'm a tiny dog named Dixie
I have small feet which pitter patter
on the linoleum floor, you can hear my
toenails in the middle of the night
My tag says I belong to the Johnsons
but they don't own me, they just feed me
they just bought me one day
No one owns me, I'm Dixie the tiny dog
And in the middle of the day
I sit in the sun and I hear young children
call me a weiner dog, perhaps that's what I am
The Germanic term is dachshund, and I like that
I'm thin and I'm proud and no one can make fun of me
I can slip through the bars of a prison if I were ever incarcerated
but I don't know what I would do wrong
My body yields no evil inclination, I'm a pure weiner dog
My name is Dixie, and I go dancing 'cross the floor in the evening
of the Johnson's house when everyone is sleeping
Sometimes I look for a morsel of food, but they're so clean
they're almost anal-retentive in their cleanliness habits and there's nothing for me
But I don't despair
Because I know tomorrow my Gaines Burgers will be there
and they will unwrap the plastic from them and then feed me this succulent dish
and I will eat
And oh, I've watched the German Shepherds with their long necks
their graceful necks, dipping into the toilet to drink
whenever they want to have a drink of cool water in that well
But I must plead, I must beg, I must whine for Mr. Johnson to put out my bowl
or one of the Johnson boys to refill it after I drink it
because I'm Dixie the dog and I like water
And in the middle of the night you can see me dancing
a small Fred Astaire tap dance, with my little toenails
They go click click click against the linoleum
and I run down the hall and I slide
And the back of my goes in front of me...slowly
I'm long and I'm thin, I'm Dixie the tiny dog and I like it
Los Angeles-based Himmelman fans should plan ahead: He's playing at the Skirball Center at the end of the year. Although the gig isn't yet listed on the cultural center's music calendar, Himmelman's website contains the event information.
Skirball Cultural Center
Sunday, Dec. 5th, 2010
2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90049
www.skirball.org
Doors Open - 11am Showtime 12:45pm & 3pm
Other classic dach-songs
I'm a Dachshund
Wiener Dog Song
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