We moved to a new house
and all the rooms were bare.
Then we set up my new room
and I went to sleep there.
When suddenly I was awakened
by a sound near my door,
the pitter-patter of dog toe-nails
making noise on my floor.
I grabbed my blanket and wrapped up
and I followed the sound.
I looked and looked but couldn’t see
anything around.
mm-mm — mm-mm-mm-mm-mm

I walked into the living room
where the moon was shining bright.
the curtains there were blowing soft,
and my eyes were open wide.
Then I heard more doggy footsteps,
so I found a place and hid —
a little spot beside the fireplace
where I knew I could fit.
But as I was hiding there
I could feel something poke!
I pulled back my blanket
and the doggy said
“Nope! — Nope, Nope, Nope, Nope, Nope!”

I couldn’t believe my ears!
I couldn’t believe he spoke!
But it was as clear as anything I ever heard.
That Nope-Dog said,
“Nope! — Nope, Nope, Nope, Nope, Nope!”
He tottered out into the room
on his short, stubby legs.
His floppy ears touched the floor
and his head was really big.
His eyes were very droopy
and I could tell that he was wise.
He was black and white and brown in spots
and he scampered off to hide.
“Nope! — Nope, Nope, Nope, Nope, Nope!”

I looked for him in every room
but couldn’t find him anywhere,
so I went into the den
and cuddled in the comfy chair,
but something squirmed and squiggled there
and I was filled with hope.
The Nope-Dog was there, in the chair,
and again he just said,
“Nope! — Nope, Nope, Nope, Nope, Nope!”
He scurried quick away again
so I went back to bed.
but when I pulled back my covers
there was his big ol’ head.
He looked at me with his wise eyes
and, of course, he just said, “Nope!”
He jumped off the bed and I sleepy, so
I just let him go.
mm-mm — mm-mm-mm-mm-mm
mm-mm — mm-mm-mm-mm-mm
mm— mm-mm-mm, mm— mm-mm-mm
mm— mm-mm-mm mm-mm
mm— mm-mm-mm, mm— mm-mm-mm
mm-mm-mm-mm-mm — mm

When I woke up in the morning,
there was a gift box near my bed,
it was wrapped in dog-paw paper
and the ribbon, it was red.
I pulled on the ribbon
and the box, it opened wide.
and there was a little puppy Nope-Dog
wiggling inside.
He looked at me and wagged his tail.
I picked him up and saw him smile.
He gave me lots of puppy kisses
and I hugged him for a while.
and I looked up to my parents’ eyes
and I knew he was mine to love.
So, I called him Nope Dog…
Yeah, I called him Nope Dog…
and sometimes “Nopey”… just for fun.
Yeah, I called him Nope Dog
I called him Nope Dog
Yeah, I called him Nope Dog
and sometimes “Nopey”… just for fun

“Nope! — Nope, Nope, Nope, Nope, Nope!”
“Nope! — Nope, Nope, Nope, Nope, Nope!”

Paula McMath © 2019