"Beware of Dogs!"

I keep my rusted gates shut,

Barred with a sign that reads,

"Beware of dogs!"

But there were no dogs,

And the only one inside was me,

Barking at every stranger that crosses.

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Because back when the gates were open,

I was bitten

By the wild wolves I had welcomed;

They infected me with rabies,

And made me growl at the sight of man;

Every person I saw, I wanted to bite,

And so I did;

I chased moving critters,

And bit every man that came near.

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The village decided to hunt me down,

And declared bounty on my head;

They wanted to cage me in the pound,

And put me down

Because I was, in their eyes,

A dangerous dog.

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So I locked myself inside my home,

Scaring every man away;

Yet behind my barks and growls,

I howl at night wishing to the moon

For someone to finally break in

Carrying a cure to my bite.

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