Weird Al Yankovic - Dog Eat Dog Lyrics

Weird Al is a goddamn genius.

An overlooked gem. Brilliant how Al takes elements of several Talking Heads-hits and turns it into something that's both a parody of and a tribute to the Talking Heads. The best of Al's original songs, I think.

Would love to see David Byrne do a cover of this song.

@LJGreni Holy cow, that would be great.


This is not my beautiful stapler!

Found a job in a great big office
And I really love this place
I got my, my very own Scotch tape dispenser
And I got a private parking space, ha
And I got a coffee mug with my, with my name right on it
I’m big bold letters so everyone knows it’s mine
Don’t even touch it cause it doesn’t belong to you
I’m watching you, so don’t get funny

I’m climbing up, up the corporate ladder
Watch out, it’s dog eat dog
Nose against the grindstone, it feels alright
Watch out, well, dog eat dog
Here we go

I love to watch my boss get angry
So I can count the veins in his neck, ha
Every day is like a picnic
Every Friday, I get a check
Well, do I smell jelly donuts? This is my lucky day
I’ll have some coffee with a carcinogenic sweetener
Hold on a minute, just 1 more jelly donut
They’ll never miss it, they’ll never miss it

I’m climbing up, up the corporate ladder
Watch out, well, it’s dog eat dog
Nose against the grindstone, it feels alright
Watch out, hey, well, dog eat dog

Sometimes I can’t believe this is all really happening
Sometimes I can’t believe that I’m really sitting here
Sometimes I tell myself, “This is not my beautiful stapler”
Sometimes I tell myself, “This is not my beautiful chair”

Nobody’s sure what I do here
And that’s just fine with me
5 o’clock is here much too soon now
Cause I just never wanna leave
I can bend paper clips into the shapes of small animals
Maybe I could get on, on David Letterman
I think I made a big mistake
Where’s my liquid paper? Where’s my liquid paper?

I’m climbing up, up the corporate ladder
Watch out, it’s dog eat dog
Nose against the grindstone, it feels alright
But be careful now, it’s dog eat dog
Watch me work, hey, hey, stand back now
Look out, mama, it’s dog eat dog
Nose against the grindstone, it feels real good
Hey, dog eat dog
Here we go, dog eat dog
Say, dog eat dog
Hey, hey, dog eat dog
Dog eat dog
Dog eat dog
Dog eat dog
Dog eat dog

It s similar to she was

Got to see him sing this on his "Ill Advised Vanity Tour", along with other non-parody songs, like Craig's List and CNR :)

Did he do Frank's 2k Inch TV? That's a favorite of mine.

Masterpiece!

How much does Al love jelly doughnuts 😂😂😂

Bear Claws!

I know it's in the style of The Talking Heads...because I can hear "And She Was" through most of this song.

And Once in a Lifetime

Al loves his jelly doughnuts.

So, I take it that this is just a general Talking Heads-esque song, like Dare To Be Stupid is a general Devo-esque song?

yup. he calls them Stylistic Parodies.

It’s kinda sad that I was raised on all three of these bands and I didn’t put this together until y’all told me...

DJ Grampa ft. Eleanor Johnson - Dog Eat Dog (1987)

2015 Hyundai Elantra GT
2010 Kia Soul
1997 Mercury Mountaineer
1994 Toyota Corolla
1992 Mercury Grand Marquis

Good song lol.

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*FREE DOUGHNUTS FOR SECTION*

THEY'LL NEVER MISS THEM IF I TAKE THEM!