In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
She take you down easy
Going down to her knees
Going down to the devil
Down down to ninety degrees
Oh, she's blowing me crazy
'Til my ammunition is dry
Oh, she's using her head again
She's using her head
Oh, she's using her head again
I'm just a givin' the dog a bone
Givin' the dog a bone
Givin' the dog a bone
Givin' the dog a bone
I'm just a givin' the dog a bone
Givin' the dog a bone
I'm just a givin' the dog a bone
Givin' the dog a bone
Oh, she's no Mona Lisa
No, she's no Playboy star
But she'll send you to heaven
Then explode you to Mars
Oh, she's using her head again
Using her head again
She's using her head
Using her head again
Oh, she's using her head again
Using her head
I'm just a givin' the dog a bone
Givin' the dog a bone
Givin' the dog a bone
Givin' the dog a bone
I'm just a givin' the dog a bone
Givin' the dog a bone
I'm just a givin' the dog a bone
Givin' the dog a bone
Let's go
Ooh, oh, oh, oh
She got the power of union
Yeah, she only hits when it's hot
And if she likes what you're doing
Yeah, she'll give you a lot
(Give it everything she got)
I've just given the dog a bone
Givin' the dog a bone
Givin' the dog a bone
Givin' the dog a bone
Givin' the dog a bone
Givin' the dog a bone
I've just given the dog a bone
Givin' the dog a bone
I'm just givin' the dog a bone
Givin' the dog a bone
Givin' the dog a bone
Givin' the dog a bone
I'm just a givin' the dog a bone
Givin' the dog a bone
I'm just a given a dog
Givin' a dog
Givin' a dog
Ooh, I'm just a givin' the dog a bone
Going down to her knees
Going down to the devil
Down down to ninety degrees
Oh, she's blowing me crazy
'Til my ammunition is dry
Oh, she's using her head again
She's using her head
Oh, she's using her head again
I'm just a givin' the dog a bone
Givin' the dog a bone
Givin' the dog a bone
Givin' the dog a bone
I'm just a givin' the dog a bone
Givin' the dog a bone
I'm just a givin' the dog a bone
Givin' the dog a bone
Oh, she's no Mona Lisa
No, she's no Playboy star
But she'll send you to heaven
Then explode you to Mars
Oh, she's using her head again
Using her head again
She's using her head
Using her head again
Oh, she's using her head again
Using her head
I'm just a givin' the dog a bone
Givin' the dog a bone
Givin' the dog a bone
Givin' the dog a bone
I'm just a givin' the dog a bone
Givin' the dog a bone
I'm just a givin' the dog a bone
Givin' the dog a bone
Let's go
Ooh, oh, oh, oh
She got the power of union
Yeah, she only hits when it's hot
And if she likes what you're doing
Yeah, she'll give you a lot
(Give it everything she got)
I've just given the dog a bone
Givin' the dog a bone
Givin' the dog a bone
Givin' the dog a bone
Givin' the dog a bone
Givin' the dog a bone
I've just given the dog a bone
Givin' the dog a bone
I'm just givin' the dog a bone
Givin' the dog a bone
Givin' the dog a bone
Givin' the dog a bone
I'm just a givin' the dog a bone
Givin' the dog a bone
I'm just a given a dog
Givin' a dog
Givin' a dog
Ooh, I'm just a givin' the dog a bone
Lyrics submitted by Demau Senae
Givin the Dog a Bone Lyrics as written by Brian Johnson Angus Young
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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The lyrics to this song are very confusing. He's using weird metaphors like she's using her head again and oh, she's blowing me crazy till my ammunition is dry
I've been analyzing this song for hours now and i cannot figure out the meaning. It's probably about something deep like war or life.(like most of ac dc's songs are)
You're comment is full of win.
@corporaterock Ya... this is about getting a head. Blowjob. Giving a dog a bone means to fuck an old person.
"Oh, She's blowing me crazy Till my ammunition is dry"
WOW, you really don't get subtlety with the DC do ya. Yes its so blatently above giving head anyone who doesn't get it must be brain dead.
i guess i'm the fist to comment on this great song...
AC/DC FUKIN ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
yea its about getting head, great song.
I love the chorus to this song. You can almost picture Brian Johnson winking down as he says "Cause I'm givin' the dog a bone", and then when Malcom Young and Cliff Williams yell back "Givin' the dog a bone!!!" It's just perfect.
One of the best song on the album
I think the other important thing to remember aside from the blowjob stuff is the fact that this isn't an attractive girl.
She got the power of union? I don't get it.
The rest of the song I get. At first I thought it was about her getting him hard "giving the dog a bone" (boner) but now I see he's giving it to her to...chew on...Rawk!
"She got the power of union? I don't get it."
when the dick is in her mouth, she holds all the power.