Gimme back my dog (x8)      It was mine before I met you   It was mine before I'd let you   Come closer and hold it and know it   The way you once knew me      And it was mine before you knew me   It was mine before you'd choose me   And use me and lose me, refuse me   The way you're now refusing to      Gimme back my dog (x8)      It was mine before I'd see you   It was mine before I believed you   When you said 'I need you'   It seems that you were just throwin' me a bone      And it was mine before you found me   It was mine before you'd hound me   And bound me, then ground me, and pound me   Like a stray dog with no way home   Oh, just like a dirty stray dog with no way home      So come on girl, you gotta give me some credit   It was mine before you'd go get it   And pet it, and let it run   When you threw the damn thing its ball      And it was mine before you lost me   It was mine before you'd try me   Lie to me, and try to deny me   That you ever loved me at all   Yeah so      Gimme back my dog (x12)      Gimme back my dog (x4 fainter)