The Panting and the Damned

Part One is to be sung.
Part Two is to be spoken.

One) Puppy does what puppies do.
Two) Groans in the attic tend to make our ceiling crack.
One) Puppy does what puppies do.
Two) Gnomes nap in our plumbing just to send raw sewage back.
Duet) All that puppies do: sleep, eat, play, and poop.
Duet) All that puppies do: sleep, eat, play, and poop.

One) Puppy feeds when puppy's hungry.
Two) Queen Mab chews the flapper that controls our toilet tank.
One) Puppy hides when daddy's angry.
Two) Past lives shake our windows. My tomorrow cracks and breaks.
Duet) All that puppies do: sleep, eat, play, and poop.
Duet) All that puppies do: sleep, eat, play, and poop.

One) Puppy plays when puppy's lively.
Two) Swedish imps let beetles crawl in through our basement door.
One) Puppy sleeps when puppy's weary.
Two) Regrets pace loose boards up and down our creaking floor.
Duet) All that puppies do: sleep, eat, play, and poop.
Duet) All that puppies do: sleep, eat, play, and poop.

One) Puppy does what puppies do.
Two) Damned souls are the blight haunting our tomato bed.
One) Puppy does what puppies do.
Two) Furies circle dreams trapped within my sleeping head.
Duet) All that puppies do: sleep, eat, play, and poop.
Duet) All that puppies do: sleep, eat, play, and poop.

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