You need my flesh like they weaned you early They taught you to pout and threw you out Now you come to me, knives in your blue eyes and a hungry look You mangy mutt, with those blue eyes you cut Get the stray You howl outside houses You beg to come in to tear them apart And then you leave them breathless in bed Leave you your cupboards bare You catch a fresh scent in the air The stray never stays He bark, he laugh, he runs away Get the stray I saw you on the street walking on a leash Somebody finally picked you up Put a diamond collar 'round your neck Now you get your shots Silver spoon for your gravy train But you're sniffing everything around When you sneak out uptown Bad dog, bad dog Get the stray You need my flesh like they weaned you early They taught you to pout and threw you out Now you come to me, knives in your blue eyes and a hungry look You mangy mutt, with those blue eyes you cut You cut the stray