Blue Lyrics - In Concert - Peter, Paul & Mary

{We'd like to sing a children's song for you now, that's unique 

It's the only children's song that we've ever encountered 

That contains all three of the basic elements 

Of every single children's song 

The first element is simplicity 

So that the child can understand the song 

The second element is pathos 

To prepare the child for later traumatic experiences 

And the third element is repetition 

To give the child a false sense of security} 

I had a dog and his name was Blue 

I had a dog and his name was Blue 

I had a dog and his name was Blue 

I betcha five dollars he's a good dog, too 

Singin' here, ol' Blue, you're a good dog, you 

Ol' Blue come when I blow my horn 

Ol' Blue come when I blow my horn 

A' Blue come a' runnin' through the yella' corn 

A' Blue come a' runnin' when I blow my horn 

Singin' here, ol' Blue, you're a good dog, you 

{What if this song were to be changed? 

Modified by an unscrupulous modifier of folks songs 

Whose business it is to make this type of song palatable 

For the teenage, deliquent, mother-my-dog instinct 

And then it would be a rock and roll song 

Oh, nasty, unscrupulous modifiler 

Now it would sound something, like this} 

Hup, two, three, four, five, six, hey! 

Well I got a dog and his name is Blue 

I betcha five dollars he's a good dog, too 

[Incomprehensible] 

Well Blue, why did you leave me sweetheart? 

Blue, you promised to write 

And I, I sit I sit, I sit alone at night now 

Sifting sand through my fingers 

Looking for some trace of you 

Come back Blue, I, I, I 

I want you I, I, I need you 

And I'm going to have you 

Here, Blue