Danville Klude

 - Dalglish (c. 1990)

Danville Klude is a funny old dude and he had a little cat named Dog.
One day sat sittin’ there thinkin’ about a, thinkin’ about a, thinkin’ about a thing,
’n’ he sat there sittin’ on a log,
When all of a sudden, of a sudden, he said,
“I’m gonna let another little idea in my head.”
He scratched his head ’n’ he took off his hat,
’n’ he said, “I’m gonna get a little dog named Cat.”
So he got a little dog named Cat, ’cause he had a little cat named Dog.

Now Danville Klude is a funny old dude and he had a little fish named Bird.
One day sat sittin’ there thinkin’ about a, thinkin’ about a, thinkin’ about a thing,
What he saw, what he felt, and what he heard,
When all of a sudden, of a sudden, he said,
“I’m gonna let another little idea in my head.”
Along come a swoosh and along come a swish
‘n’ along come a little ole’ bird named Fish
So he got a little bird named Fish ’cause he had a little fish named Bird.

Danville Klude is a funny old dude and he had a little mouse named Rat.
One day sat sittin’ there thinkin’ about a, thinkin’ about a, thinkin’ about a thing
When he saw what he spit when he spat.
When all of a sudden, of a sudden, he said,
“I’m gonna let another little idea in my head.”
He took a jog on a log ’n’ a lease on the house
’n’ he said, “I’m gonna get a little rat named Mouse.”
So he got a little rat named Mouse ’cause he had a little mouse named Rat.

Now Danville Klude is a funny old dude and he had a little bear named Lion.
One day sat sittin’ there thinkin’ about a, thinkin’ about a, thinkin’ about a thing
’n’ he got it when he wasn’t even tryin’.
When all of a sudden, of a sudden, he said,
“I’m gonna let another little idea in my head.”
He thumped his thumbs and he twiddled his hair,
’n’ he said, “I’m gonna get a little lion named Bear.”
So he got a little lion named Bear ’cause he had a little bear named Lion.

Danville Klude is a funny old dude and he had a little horse named Cow.
One day sat sittin’ there thinkin’ about a, thinkin’ about a, thinkin’ about a thing,
Who? What? When? Where? and How?
When all of a sudden, of a sudden, he said,
“I’m gonna let another little idea in my head.”
He went to the middle of the middle of the source
‘n’ he said “I’m gonna get a little cow named Horse.”
So he got a little cow named Horse, cause he had a little horse named Cow.

Now Danville Klude is a funny old dude and he had a little duck named Chick.
One day sat sittin’ there thinkin’ about a, thinkin’ about a, thinkin’ about a thing
When one of them things went “click”
When all of a sudden, of a sudden, he said,
“I’m gonna let another little idea in my head.”
He went through the mill ’n’ the mire ’n’ the muck
’n’ he said, “I’m gonna get a little chick named Duck.”
So he got a little chick named Duck ’cause he had a little duck named Chick.
Now Danville Klude is a funny old dude and he had a little goat named Pig.
One day sat sittin’ there thinkin’ about a, thinkin’ about a, thinkin’ about a thing
So much that he flipped his wig.
When all of a sudden, of a sudden, he said,
“I’m gonna let another little idea in my head.”
He went to the gig ‘n’ he took a little note,
’n’ he said, “I’m gonna get a little pig named Goat.”

So he got a little pig named Goat ’cause he had a little goat named Pig
’n’ he got a little chick named Duck ’cause he had a little duck named Chick
’n’ he got a little cow named Horse ’cause he had a little horse named Cow
’n’ he got a little bear named Lion ’cause he had a little lion named Bear
’n’ he got a little rat named Mouse ’cause he had a little mouse named Rat
’n’ he got a little bird named Fish ’cause he had a little fish named Bird
’n’ he got a little dog named Cat ’cause he had a little cat named Dog.

Now Danville Klude is a funny old dude, lookin’ real crude with a brand new brood.
Had a funny attitude, walkin’ on a latitude, dogitude, catitude, rat-tat-tatitude,
Duck-billed platitude, Danville Klude!