Knuckles the Dog (Who Helps People)

from Words in Order by Gerald Murnane

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Knuckles the dog what a very good dog you are
You're the best dog of all the other dogs by far
Raised to run the greyhound tracks, down on the puppy farm
Retired and he's now devoted to protecting people from harm
Too slow to compete, they sent you away to the glue factory
Saved by a handicapped boy, now everyone knows that boy was me

I am a blind and palsied boy
Condemned to life in this wheelchair
Other kids will not play with me
But Knuckles the dog you were always there
Knuckles goes to the nursing home to visit the elderly
Abandoned by their own children
Knuckles lifts them from their misery

Knuckles the dog what a very good dog you are
You're the best dog of all the other dogs by far
Knuckles the dog won't hunt, he respects all forms of life
Dying now in my arms
He saved me bravely and gave his life

Brought down by an assassin's bullet that was meant for me
Knuckles the dog who helps people now you are forever free
Knuckles the dog what a very good dog you were
Knuckles the dog what a very good dog you were
Knuckles the dog, knuckles he goes with you when you explore
Just pull his leash and go for a walk he's your dog for sure

Knuckles the dog what a very very very very very good you were

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from Words in Order, released June 4, 2018
‘Knuckles the Dog (Who Helps People)’ lyrics by Michael Gerald from the album 'Uncompromising War on Art Under the Dictatorship of the Proletariat' by Killdozer

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