Editing My Dog Pal

'''"My Dog Pal"''' is the eighth track of the album ''[[Arthur and Friends: The First Almost Real Not Live CD (or Tape)]]''. The song is supposed to be about [[Arthur Read|Arthur]]'s dog, [[Pal]]. However, when [[D.W. Read|D.W.]] says that the song is boring, he changes the song and then the song progressively gets changed by suggestions from his friends until it barely resembles the original, until everyone realizes that nobody has any idea what the song is about anymore. Arthur then restores the original tune. The song is based on the events of "[[Arthur Writes a Story (episode)|Arthur Writes a Story]]," which in turn was based on events from "[[Arthur's New Puppy (episode)|Arthur's New Puppy.]]"

==Lyrics==
'''Arthur'''<br />

And now, a song about my dog, Pal, entitled "My Dog Pal," by Arthur Read, Mr. Ratburn's class.<br />

(''calm, soothing tune on the piano'')<br />

''My dog Pal is better than all the rest''<br />
''His doggy face makes any place the absolute best''<br />
''Like dogs of a feather, we belong together''<br />

'''D.W.'''<br />

Boring! Don't you want people to like your song?<br />

'''Arthur'''<br />

Well, yeah.<br />

'''D.W.'''<br />

Then sing about what people like. People like elephants. And you need an instrument that says "elephant." Here, use this tuba. Tuba rocks!<br />

'''Arthur'''<br />

(''sings a somewhat lively tune and plays the tuba'')<br />

''My elephant Pal was born upstairs''<br />
''And fell through the ceiling''<br  />
''You shouldn't keep an elephant up there''<br />
''If you must have an elephant''<br />
''Keep it in the basement''<br />
''Because that's too much wait to keep upstairs!''<br />

'''Buster'''<br />

Hold it, hold it! That didn't happen. If you're gonna sing about stuff that didn't happen, why not make it science fiction? Science fiction is very popular. Could be a big hit.<br />

'''Arthur'''<br />

A big hit?<br />

(''sings to the tune of Strauss's "Waltz of the Blue Danube"'')<br />

''My elephant''<br />

'''Buster'''<br />

''My elephant''<br />

'''Arthur'''<br />

''Was born up on the moon''<br />

'''Buster'''<br />

''Born on the moon''<br />

'''Arthur'''<br />

''And floated upstairs''<br />

'''Buster'''<br />

''Floated upstairs''<br />

'''Arthur'''<br />

''There's less gravity there''<br />

'''Buster'''<br />

''Gravity there''<br />

'''Arthur'''<br />

''Elephants floating around''<br />

'''Buster'''<br />

''Floating around''<br />

'''Arthur'''<br />

''Zooming up, zooming down''<br />

'''Buster'''<br />

''Zoom zoom, zoom zoom''<br />

'''Arthur''' and '''Buster'''<br />

''Elephants in space helmets everywhere''<br />
''In our remote moon-based home''<br />

'''Brain'''<br />

Stop right there. An elephant would weigh loss on the moon, but would not float to the ceiling. You need accurate facts. Here. Use my elephant research.

'''Arthur'''<br />

(''classical tune'')

Loxodonta, ''genus'' Loxodonta<br />
Loxodonta'', that's a pachyderm''<br />

'''Francine'''<br />

Stop! Stop! Stop! I don't understand that. And if I don't, other people sure won't. People understand country music. Make it colorful with stripes and hats. Something you can dance to. Then everyone will love your song, Arthur.<br />

'''Arthur'''<br />

(''performing country western tune'')<br />

''A boy found a missin' elephant''<br />
''Its owner was so grateful''<br />
''She said''<br />

'''Mrs. Wood'''<br />

"You deserve a big reward."<br />

'''Arthur'''<br />

''He chose an elephant puppy''<br />
''One with lots of stripes''<br />
''It would never be ignored, yeehaw!''<br />
''Now this little boy''<br />
''Can go home and enjoy''<br />
''His own personal striped elephant''<br />
''Now you all will see''<br />
''How happy he can be''<br />
''Here on planet Schmellafint''<br />

'''Brain'''<br />

Arthur, I looked it up. There is no such planet as "Schmellafint."<br />

'''Arthur'''<br />

None of the other planets rhyme with "elephant." But the rest of the song is good, right? Right?

'''Grandma Thora'''<br />

I don't know what this song is about.<br />

'''Arthur'''<br />

It's about my dog, Pal.<br />

'''Buster''', '''Francine''' and '''Brain'''<br />

Huh?<br />

'''Arthur'''<br />

It used to go like this.<br />

(''performs original tune'')<br />

''My dog Pal is better than all the rest''<br />
''His doggy face makes any place the absolute best''<br />
''Like dogs of a feather, we belong together'' (''Pal wails'')<br />
''Me and my dog Pal''<br />

'''Buster'''<br />

Hey, that's not bad.<br />

'''Brain'''<br />

I like it.

'''Francine'''<br />

Why didn't you sing that in the first place?

'''Arthur'''<br />

I did, but D.W. said it was boring.

'''D.W.'''<br />

(''giggles nervously'') I think I hear Mom calling. Bye!

'''Francine'''<br />

Sing it again! Yeah!<br />

'''All except Arthur, D.W. and Francine'''<br />

Yeah!<br />

'''Arthur'''<br />

If you want to hear it again, start the track over. I'm exhausted.

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