" Why settle for a couple of bones when you can have the whole bank?" 
Oh you can’t keep a good dog down (No sir) 
No you can’t keep a good dog down 
I’ve seen pain and hurt, I’ve eaten dirt (That's [bad word] 
It’s hard to buy but even I have been jilted by a skirt (He lies) 
But look out, I’m still around 
Cause you can’t keep a good dog down
Ya can’t keep a good dog down (No you can’t) 
No no no no, you can’t keep a good dog down 
I’ve been bought and sold 
He’s been warm and cold 
But ten to one I’ll still [bad word]  rackets when I’m old 
Not in some cage in the city pound 
Cause you can’t keep a good dog 
Can’t keep a good, I say you can’t keep a good dog down 
In him’s the luck of the Irish 
The pride of the German 
And even a bit of Siam 
Siam? You see [bad word] of the English 
The charm of the Spanish 
pedigree a certainly ain’t what I am 
So call me a mixed up pup 
(You’re a mixed up pup) 
But the only way this pup knows is up 
Ya can’t keep a good dog down 
Ya can’t keep a good dog down 
He’s been fat and thin 
I’ve been out and in 
He tried a life of virtue 
But prefer a life of sin 
So tonight when we own this town
I’ve known hunger, I’ve known thirst
Lived the best and seen the worst 
But the only way I know to finish best to finish first 
So watch out when you hear this sound
Cause you can’t keep a good dog, no ya 
Can’t keep a good, I say you can’t keep a good dog down 
You can’t keep a good dog down