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Raffle Of A Dog

posted 11 years ago by dh_335
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I've always loved Elton's rendition of 'Raffle Of A Dog' on ukelele just before he & Bobby get stuck in the traffic jam.

Do you wanna buy a ticket to
A raffle of a dog
That comes a-runnin', lickin'
When you whistle, holler, "Claude"?

A big brown dog
Just as sound as a ring
He'll be eight years old
If he lives to the Spring

Tickets, tickets
Two for a quarter!
If you haven't got your ticket yet
Well, you'd better order it

He'll wet your carpet
And he'll fertilize your grass
He's got three white feet
And a hole in his ass

[–] dini0519 11 years ago

I don't remember this, but I do love the movie so I'll go back and rewatch that. To me, the movie really came alive when Bobby got to Washington, although some of the early scenes with Elton were pretty entertaining.

Dini

[–] ginger-51 11 years ago

I LOVE that song. In fact, I came on here just hoping that someone could provide a link to that song somewhere on the internet. I looked at the soundtrack the first time I saw this film, and as I recall, it's not on it (bummer!). Anyone know where I can find it?

It always struck me as funny that Elton just happened to have a uke in the car, just for passing the time while they're sitting in traffic jams or something.

[–] daddie0 10 years ago

Well, it's not the film version, nor even on uke, but here's a link (thanks Google!):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uD7Q7G8khXM

[–] ginger-51 10 years ago

Hey, thanks for sharing that link! Fun version of the song, even if it's not on the uke. Just nice to know that there are people out there who enjoy it as much as I do.

Cheers!
Ginger