It’s a cold night in the dogs home
Snow is on the ground
Christmas time is here again
so lonely for a hound
Kids want dogs for presents
but the novelty doesn’t last
so once here in this kennel
life can fade out fast
Benjy sits alone and thinks
of the people that pass by
looking for a family pet
and he just wonders why
He’s the one that no one wants
that barks and wags his tail a lot
tries to lick them through the cage
to show them what he’s got
To offer in affection
and always be on hand
to help protect and keep them safe
from the bad people in the land
Benjy’s a German Shepherd dog
he knows he’s rather large and ferocious
and needs a special owner
because he can be quite precocious
Another dawn, another day
he’s thinking to himself
just like another children’s toy
left upon the shelf
A door creaks open down the end
of the kennel row he’s in
a few more people to have a look
at what state the dogs are in
The open door lets in some snow
it just comes in to gloat
not much to keep him warm at all
only his fur coat
The family pass him by so fast
they didn’t look at all
or so he thought, this time he was wrong
perhaps God heard his call
A little girl and boy came back
said mummy this one’s nice
this comment perked him up no end
he thought I cost no price
But mummy said he’s rather large
we know they said, but think of it
he will protect us while daddy is away
and this made her think a bit
Can we see him better
perhaps we can take him for a walk
but Benjy had been there before
he knew it was only talk
On his best behaviour
he woofed to say hello
long time since he had arms around him
since he played out in the snow
Been in and out of families
for many, many years
no one ever realizes
that even a dogs can still shed tears
Now six or seven years of age
no one really knows
the pain and heartache of being neglected
sometimes never shows
The children were excited
they kept him on his toes
playing running, jumping about
rolling in the snow
Back at the kennel the mother said
we will take him for a week
to see how he behaves himself
then looked back to take a peek
To late to see the children in the snow
their faces a joy to see
come on Benjy said the mum
your coming home with me
Benjy sat and pondered
there was a God for dogs after all
the months he had sat and waited
for some kind family to call
Jenny the kennel maid gave him a pat
said well old friend its time to go
so off they went so happily
leaving footprints in the snow
But this time it was different
because showing by their side
were some quite large paw marks
from the dog that sometimes cried