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Who Let the Dogs Out Lyrics
Intro:
Who let the dogs out
{woof, woof, woof, woof}
{woof, woof, woof, woof}
{woof, woof, woof, woof}
{woof, woof, woof, woof}
Chorus:
Who let the dogs out {woof, woof, woof, woof}
Who let the dogs out {woof, woof, woof, woof}
{woof, woof, woof, woof}
Verse:
When the party was nice, the party was jumpin' {Hey, Yippie, Yi, Yo}
And everybody havin' a ball {Hah, ho, Yippie Yi Yo}
I tell the fellas "…start the name callin'…" {Yippie Yi Yo}
And the girls report to the call
The poor dog show down
Chorus:
Who let the dogs out {woof, woof, woof, woof}
Who let the dogs out {woof, woof, woof, woof}
Who let the dogs out {woof, woof, woof, woof}
Who let the dogs out {woof, woof, woof, woof}
Rap 1:
I see ya' little speed boat head up our coast
She really want to skip town
Get back off me, beast off me
Get back you flea infested mongerel
Instrumental Chorus:
{woof, woof, woof, woof}
{woof, woof, woof, woof}
{woof, woof, woof, woof}
{woof, woof, woof, woof}
Verse:
I'm gonna tell {Hey, Yippie, Yi, Yo}
To any girls calling them canine {Yippie, Yi, Yo}
Tell the dummy "Hey Man, It's part of the Party!" {Yippie Yi, Yo}
You fetch a women in front and her mans behind {Yippie, Yi, Yo}
Her bone runs out now
Chorus:
Who let the dogs out {woof, woof, woof, woof}
Who let the dogs out {woof, woof, woof, woof}
Who let the dogs out {woof, woof, woof, woof}
Who let the dogs out {woof, woof, woof, woof}
Chant:
Say, A doggy is nuttin' if he don't have a bone All dogy hold ya' bone, all doggy hold it
A doggy is nuttin' if he don't have a bone All dogy hold ya' bone, all doggy hold it
Rap # 2:
Wait for y'all my dogs, the party is on
I gotta get my girl I got my myind on
Do you see the rays comin' from my eye
What could you be friend
that Benji man that's breakin' them down?
Me and My white short shorts
And I can't seek a lot, any canine will do
I'm figurin' that's why they call me faithful
'Cause I'm the man of the land
When they see me they do…ah-ooooo(howl)
Chorus (5 X's ):
Who let the dogs out {woof, woof, woof, woof}
Who let the dogs out {woof, woof, woof, woof}
Who let the dogs out {woof, woof, woof, woof}
Who let the dogs out {woof, woof, woof, woof}
Who let the dogs out
{woof, woof, woof, woof}
{woof, woof, woof, woof}
{woof, woof, woof, woof}
{woof, woof, woof, woof}
Who let the dogs out {woof, woof, woof, woof}
Who let the dogs out {woof, woof, woof, woof}
When the party was nice, the party was jumpin' {Hey, Yippie, Yi, Yo}
And everybody havin' a ball {Hah, ho, Yippie Yi Yo}
I tell the fellas "…start the name callin'…" {Yippie Yi Yo}
And the girls report to the call
The poor dog show down
Who let the dogs out {woof, woof, woof, woof}
Who let the dogs out {woof, woof, woof, woof}
Who let the dogs out {woof, woof, woof, woof}
Who let the dogs out {woof, woof, woof, woof}
I see ya' little speed boat head up our coast
She really want to skip town
Get back off me, beast off me
Get back you flea infested mongerel
{woof, woof, woof, woof}
{woof, woof, woof, woof}
{woof, woof, woof, woof}
{woof, woof, woof, woof}
I'm gonna tell {Hey, Yippie, Yi, Yo}
To any girls calling them canine {Yippie, Yi, Yo}
Tell the dummy "Hey Man, It's part of the Party!" {Yippie Yi, Yo}
You fetch a women in front and her mans behind {Yippie, Yi, Yo}
Her bone runs out now
Who let the dogs out {woof, woof, woof, woof}
Who let the dogs out {woof, woof, woof, woof}
Who let the dogs out {woof, woof, woof, woof}
Who let the dogs out {woof, woof, woof, woof}
Say, A doggy is nuttin' if he don't have a bone All dogy hold ya' bone, all doggy hold it
A doggy is nuttin' if he don't have a bone All dogy hold ya' bone, all doggy hold it
I gotta get my girl I got my myind on
Do you see the rays comin' from my eye
What could you be friend
that Benji man that's breakin' them down?
Me and My white short shorts
And I can't seek a lot, any canine will do
I'm figurin' that's why they call me faithful
'Cause I'm the man of the land
When they see me they do…ah-ooooo(howl)
Who let the dogs out {woof, woof, woof, woof}
Who let the dogs out {woof, woof, woof, woof}
Who let the dogs out {woof, woof, woof, woof}
Who let the dogs out {woof, woof, woof, woof}
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There's a lot of interesting dog-related figurative language going on here. It seems that the women are calling the men dogs. At first this seems to mean (to me) that the women are saying that the men are undesirable ("flea-infested mongrels", etc.). As the song progresses, this seems to evolve into calling them horn dogs -- since the men are clearly after sex. (The panting in the song adds to this.) The narrator seems to take this namecalling not as an insult, but as a compliment, as he brags about the men's success at obtaining sexual gratification while behaving as dogs.
There are some other visuals here tied into the "dog" them. For example, a woman in front and a man behind is a good description of the sexual position called doggy style.
It may not be a very deep, meaningful song, but I'll bet a lot of thought was put into the lyrics just the same.
hmmm...i wonder how you say, "This song is a piece of shit" in jamaican.... i guess it just adds to the "mystique" of it all... COUGH no wonder this song was a one-hit-wonder only ever liked by nickelodeon. ...i think thats valid punishment for tha baha men.
OK now for the SONG'S MEANING. I've heard from a band interview or something that it refers to all the crude guys who act up during a party when everything gets going. The ones who fawn over all the ladies and try to be big shots. I'm not speaking for the quality or substance of this song, but there it is, the meaning folks. I've heard that Baha Men is actually a calypso band and this is their attempt at pop. The verses are a bit more calypso, but...
In this song "dog" is taken to mean a sexually active male, presumably the singers themselves. The use of onomatopoeia ("woof") skillfully disguises this in a euphemistic fashion. Further canine-themed wordplay is evident in the song, such as when a female at a party rejects the singer's sexual advances, calling him a "flea infested mongrel," as well as the singer's pun about a dog having a bone, which yokes the image of an actual dog chewing an actual bone with a sexually active male having an erection ("bone" is vernacular for this). Furthermore the singer hypothesizes about himself in canine form, saying "I can't see color/any color will do0," which makes sense since dogs are known to be colorblind but it is also implied that the singer is colorblind in the sense of being non-racist. Despite his seeming inability to get a woman as he wishes, he nonetheless enjoys the party.
And here i thought no one would ever give this brilliant expression of the human spirit its due!
And here i thought no one would ever give this brilliant expression of the human spirit its due!
Fine work, i've enjoyed your analysis immensely xD
Fine work, i've enjoyed your analysis immensely xD
I am nearly rendered speechless by the reading of these lyrics. How profound! It is obvious to me that the lyricist for this song took some great time and effort pouring his/her soul into it. "Say, A doggy is nuttin' if he don't have a bone." I think I'm going to have that tattooed on my left butt cheek. It's the most true thing I've ever heard in my life. It simply brings a tear to my eye. Of course, for symmetry, I think I'll put "Get back you flea infested monger" on the other cheek. Yeah! I love this meaningless, media-hyped lump of "song"! "Woof, woof woof woof!" lies
Yeah it sucks but don't be an asshole about it. C'MON.....how many songs about butt sex do you know get played primtime on the disney channel?
haha, damn man..i remember back in the day. probably 2000...this song was the SHIT! everyone loved it.
Holy crap. I knew this song when I was a kid. It was in a Rugrats movie. BRAIN BLEACH. SOMEBODY GET THE BRAIN BLEACH.
The greatest mystery of our time: Who DID let the dogs out?
I'll always be fond of this song, though. It came out when I ran cross country in middle school. Our mascot was the Huskies, so before races we would sing "Who let the Huskies out?" and make the appropriate woofing noises. It seemed so clever at the time.
this is such a comical song. i love it. i think the real question is who let the dogs out in my school. talk about flea infested mongers