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Poor little house in the country,
18 dogs, an m-16 for company.
some boys commin over the horizon,
they'll be lookin for some hospitality.
Come on in boys the door's wide open,
but I'll warn you my dogs were born to win.
I'll take the greastest of pleasure,
in watchin you torn limb from limb.
Rumors startin down in the village,
those boys aint been heard of since that day.
But if anybody comes round askin questions,
Well I've got it worked out just what I'm gonna say.
Come on in boys the door's wide open,
but I'll warn you my dogs were born to win.
I'll take the greastest of pleasure,
in watchin you torn limb from limb.
Poor little house in the country
18 dogs, an m-16 for company
hautboys commin over the horizon,
they'll be lookin for some hospitality.
18 dogs, an m-16 for company.
some boys commin over the horizon,
they'll be lookin for some hospitality.
Come on in boys the door's wide open,
but I'll warn you my dogs were born to win.
I'll take the greastest of pleasure,
in watchin you torn limb from limb.
Rumors startin down in the village,
those boys aint been heard of since that day.
But if anybody comes round askin questions,
Well I've got it worked out just what I'm gonna say.
Come on in boys the door's wide open,
but I'll warn you my dogs were born to win.
I'll take the greastest of pleasure,
in watchin you torn limb from limb.
Poor little house in the country
18 dogs, an m-16 for company
hautboys commin over the horizon,
they'll be lookin for some hospitality.
| trek_29er (western carolina) | Posted: May 19, 2013 - 12:02 since we're talkin' weird and animals here...howz 'bout 7 Horse... 'low fuel drug run"...story about a drug adled speed run across the desert,with chicks and booze and stuff, to return a rental car on time...now that's a song..that band is flat out cool. it's just 2 guys making a big sound . |
| toomanyollys | Posted: Apr 18, 2013 - 02:28 Aud wrote: wtf?? It's a song about a woman who, when people arrive looking for a nice cup of tea (and perhaps a crumpet), invites them in then feeds them to her dogs. Possibly after shooting them with her assault rifle, although I'm not clear on that part. I'm couldn't find her on tripadvisor, so that's about all the info I have. |
| Aud (lost in lakecity) | Posted: Apr 18, 2013 - 02:15 wtf?? |
| handyrae (Zero Point Field) | Posted: Apr 02, 2013 - 12:37 Kind of a modern day (albeit 1999) murder ballad. |
| jadewahoo | Posted: Feb 23, 2013 - 05:40 I'd never listened to the lyrics before. Hmmm. Yep. |
| AndyJ (Oregon) | Posted: Jan 29, 2013 - 17:58 Compares and would be on same playlist as song from Dixie Chicks about abusive husband named "Earl"... In Texas...Famous court case of town bully-decades long bully- found shot multiple times in his truck..different calibers, different origin directions... No witnesses found... Town verdict "Some People Deserve Killin"... Real life is a bit more abrupt and direct than TV and Nomenkultura mythos would have everyone believe... Walk softly, speak softly give respect and earn some by your efforts and over time... TV-Hollywood distorts real relationships... Humans haven't evolved so very much in last 200 years...We are still the same creatures that wandered into the fading snow 40,000 years ago... same bodies, same genetics, same instincts (yes-these are real) and same reactions to forces that made us strong enough to survive wayback then... Good Manners are a good place to start...Helping strangers for no expected reward also works...Being The Big Dog usually means that the pack will turn... |
| On_The_Beach (The Blue Planet) | Posted: Jan 22, 2013 - 22:06 Poor little house in the country, 18 dogs, an M-16 for company. some boys coming over the horizon, they'll be looking for some hospitality. Come on in boys the door's wide open, but I'll warn you my dogs were born to win. I'll take the greatest of pleasure, in watching you torn limb from limb. Rumors starting down in the village, those boys aint been heard of since that day. But if anybody comes round asking questions, Well I've got it worked out just what I'm gonna say. "Come on in boys the door's wide open . . ." . . . sounds like a Straw Dogs scenario . . . with actual dogs. |
| ottojschlosser (Beaverton OR (no, really, that's its name)) | Posted: Dec 13, 2012 - 13:27 Jiminy, what a cheerful little ditty... |
| mrtuba9 (most likely near Normal) | Posted: Nov 21, 2012 - 04:31 A song that fueled my indie music buying frenzy...thanks, Bill & Rebecca! |
| richlister (Here, there, pretty much everywhere.) | Posted: Nov 12, 2012 - 04:32 Great lyrics. I particularly enjoyed the... "Uuuhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh arrrrrrrrrrrr huuuuuuuu arrrrrrr ehhhhhhhhhhhh" bit |
| mineralBOB (Germany/Saxony) | Posted: Sep 26, 2012 - 04:48 The beginning always reminds me on the stunning album "Ezekiel" by the basque band Itoiz. Someone know this one? Definitely worth a try, strongly recommended here! |
| woodchuk (Lunar Lagrange point L1) | Posted: Sep 10, 2012 - 06:36 The whole album is great listening as well... |
| Tippster (Washington, DC) | Posted: Aug 25, 2012 - 16:22 Great tune - despite listening to RP a ton this was the first time I stopped and noticed this song. Thanks! |
| justin4kick (The Netherlands) | Posted: Jul 25, 2012 - 06:28 Lovely and grim at the same time. Great song. |
| Gaucho36 | Posted: Jul 09, 2012 - 08:51 f you like this song.....look up "Lucky Break" from the same album......sublime guitar and vocalsi |
| WonderLizard (2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise) | Posted: Jul 05, 2012 - 06:40 parrothead wrote: I bought this CD on line after hearing it on RP. Best $5 I have ever spent. I hope there was some royalties paid out of that five. Ditto. One gem after another. BTW, they did a second album, Half Smile, released on spinART in 2002. |
| vandal (arriving somewhere, but not here. . .) | Posted: Jun 16, 2012 - 19:49 18 dogs and an M-16 for company. . . |
| parrothead (could be anywhere in the great USA) | Posted: Mar 20, 2012 - 13:50 I bought this CD on line after hearing it on RP. Best $5 I have ever spent. I hope there was some royalties paid out of that five. |
| martinc (Ottawa Canada) | Posted: Mar 20, 2012 - 13:49 Made me hungry - headed for a good BBQ hot dog |
| JsDad (Chapel Hill, NC) | Posted: Mar 04, 2012 - 11:59 nmcvaugh wrote: Strange coincidence - this had been on my wish list for months, so my wife got me a copy for my birthday. Good album - definitely worth picking up if you like this one. Though the lyrics aren't (pardon the pun) as biting for most of the rest of the material. Only problem with this band was that they just produced the one album that I can find. All the tracks are good, but I like many others on the release more than this one. I really enjoy the way the guitars play off each other. |
| On_The_Beach (The Blue Planet) | Posted: Feb 17, 2012 - 19:54 Larry_Rosenow wrote: Wow, sitting next to the fireplace and suddenly I feel like the old days of listening to Pentangle and Sandy Denny. Adds warmth to the fire. Man, those acoustic guitars sound great. Nice production. |
| Larry_Rosenow (Bend, OR) | Posted: Feb 01, 2012 - 19:33 Wow, sitting next to the fireplace and suddenly I feel like the old days of listening to Pentangle and Sandy Denny. Adds warmth to the fire. |
| Snoopy2 (Earth) | Posted: Feb 01, 2012 - 19:29 wow....a lot of things rhyme with dogs.... logs, bogs, hogs, frogs, mannnnnnn |
| nmcvaugh (Austin, Texas) | Posted: Nov 30, 2011 - 07:09 cossey_m wrote: Lovely ... I have never heard of this band before, but will be purchasing one of their albums with my next allotment of music allowance! (yah, I'm 34, whatever) Strange coincidence - this had been on my wish list for months, so my wife got me a copy for my birthday. Good album - definitely worth picking up if you like this one. Though the lyrics aren't (pardon the pun) as biting for most of the rest of the material. |
| MojoJojo (Indianapolis, IN USA) | Posted: Oct 29, 2011 - 16:22 lemmoth wrote: Jesus man — keep your eyes on the bloody road and your hands on the wheel I'm aimin for ye.  |
| coolpeople_rule (Winter wonder land) | Posted: Jul 04, 2011 - 21:36 cossey_m wrote: Lovely ... I have never heard of this band before, but will be purchasing one of their albums with my next allotment of music allowance! (yah, I'm 34, whatever) Congrats for being 34 & having great taste in music! Who'd've thunk it?? (..but, whatever...) |
| cossey_m | Posted: Mar 07, 2011 - 11:38 Lovely ... I have never heard of this band before, but will be purchasing one of their albums with my next allotment of music allowance! (yah, I'm 34, whatever) |
| coding_to_music (Beantown) | Posted: Mar 07, 2011 - 11:37 casey1024 wrote: Love this song! yuppers |
| casey1024 (Between the rock & the hard place) | Posted: Dec 03, 2010 - 06:07 Love this song! |
| cc_rider (Austin Texas. Y'all.) | Posted: Oct 25, 2010 - 14:39 hippiechick wrote: I always picture a bunch of tough dudes riding up on horseback to a little cottage in the woods ...and getting quite a bit more than they'd expected. Yeppers. |
| AvoidingWork (Home of Big Boy #4004) | Posted: Oct 25, 2010 - 14:30 Businessgypsy wrote: Yea! Another Pib fan. |
| Cynaera (South of Neanderthal) | Posted: Sep 23, 2010 - 21:58 Fire bad. Tree pretty. I like this song. Sorry if I can't come up with a controversial or political argument. |
| ubuntourist (Washington, DC) | Posted: Sep 14, 2010 - 16:29 lemmoth wrote: Jesus man — keep your eyes on the bloody road and your hands on the wheel No. That's "The Doors" ;-) Well, almost. |
| lemmoth (NYC) | Posted: Aug 13, 2010 - 15:55 MojoJojo wrote: It is a watershed moment. RP streaming through my car stereo for the first time. Forever to be associated with this song. (glad it's a 7 for me) Jesus man — keep your eyes on the bloody road and your hands on the wheel |
| bluedot (Long Beach, CA) | Posted: Jul 21, 2010 - 22:50 Pyro wrote: reminds me of Fairport Convention or Fotheringay Definite Sandy Denny influence. Not nearly as good as the great Sandy Denny, tho...simplistic in comparison. And I agree with other posters that they need to change their name...what are they thinking with a counter-productive name like that? Still, likable and worthy of a 7... |
| Stefen (West Hollywood, CA) | Posted: Jul 12, 2010 - 18:19 18 dogs would require a significant pooper-scooper campaign. |
| MojoJojo (Indianapolis, IN USA) | Posted: Jul 12, 2010 - 18:18 It is a watershed moment. RP streaming through my car stereo for the first time. Forever to be associated with this song. (glad it's a 7 for me) |
| calypsus_1 | Posted: May 26, 2010 - 22:02  earl, the beast by ~nothought ©2007-2010 ~nothought christmas gift! 4h,2h,f,hb,b,2b,4b on 11'' by 17'' charcoal paper |
| fredriley (Nottingham, UK) | Posted: May 26, 2010 - 05:45 Giselle62 wrote: the band's name should be changed—-i would never have thought in a million years they would sound like this. Here in the US "Hank Dogs" would be a neo-rockabilly band (also, "bareback" means something here in slang it may not mean there) I mean it, y'all are great, but sometimes these things do make a difference. Talking of linguistic differences, the verb "to dog", like the term "bareback", now has a slightly more salacious meaning on this side of the Pond. So the question is: does Hank go dogging? ;) |
| cc_rider (Austin Texas. Y'all.) | Posted: Apr 24, 2010 - 12:38 Giselle62 wrote: the band's name should be changed—-i would never have thought in a million years they would sound like this. Here in the US "Hank Dogs" would be a neo-rockabilly band (also, "bareback" means something here in slang it may not mean there) I mean it, y'all are great, but sometimes these things do make a difference. The meaning is the same there as well. Another song on the album says as much. The whole thing is outstanding. |
| Giselle62 (California's Cental Coast) | Posted: Apr 17, 2010 - 12:49 jimbaca wrote: Great song. Sounds like Amy Macdonald might have been influenced by the lead vocalist. i'll be sure to check her out. |
| Businessgypsy (Deepest, Darkest Florida) | Posted: Apr 17, 2010 - 12:29 inmanart wrote: 18 Dogs and an M-16? What is this, Sarah Palin's campaign song?... cuisine-challenged bridge substructure symbiont |
| jimbaca (Albuquerque) | Posted: Apr 17, 2010 - 12:24 Great song. Sounds like Amy Macdonald might have been influenced by the lead vocalist. |
| Giselle62 (California's Cental Coast) | Posted: Apr 17, 2010 - 12:22 the band's name should be changed—-i would never have thought in a million years they would sound like this. Here in the US "Hank Dogs" would be a neo-rockabilly band (also, "bareback" means something here in slang it may not mean there) I mean it, y'all are great, but sometimes these things do make a difference. |
| Nuance (Winnipeg) | Posted: Mar 16, 2010 - 22:23 Great song... bad band name? and they sing about their band name? hmmmm. woof! |
| Giselle62 (California's Cental Coast) | Posted: Feb 20, 2010 - 18:43 i keep missing them when they are played—-but I see they are on emusic —waiting to be able to get more downloads. |
| hippiechick (topsy turvy land) | Posted: Feb 13, 2010 - 07:58 I never get tired of this song. |
| Giselle62 (California's Cental Coast) | Posted: Jan 19, 2010 - 21:51 lmic wrote: fatcatjb wrote: shades of John Barlycorn Or Straw Dogs...exactly. |
| Giselle62 (California's Cental Coast) | Posted: Jan 19, 2010 - 21:50 woah, who is this? why didn't i ever hear of them? |
| cohifi (Denver) | Posted: Jan 12, 2010 - 21:28 Dang this is good |