You call me a dog, well, that's fair enough
'Cause it ain't no use to pretend you're wrong
And you call me out, I can't hide anymore
I have no disguise you can't see through

You say it's bad luck to have fallen for me
What can I do to make it good for you?
You wore me out like an old winter coat
Trying to be safe from the cold

Oh, when it's my time
To throw the next stone
I'll call you beautiful
If I call at all, ooh
You call me a dog

And you tell me I'm low 'cause I've slept on the floor
And out in the woods with the badgers and wolves

You threw me out 'cause I went digging for gold
And I came home with a handful of coal

But when it's my time
To throw the next stone
I'll call you beautiful
If I call at all
And when it's my time
To call your bluff
I'll call you beautiful or leave it alone, yeah

You call me a dog
And that's fair enough
It doesn't bother me as long as you know
The bad luck will follow you
If you keep me on a leash and you drag me along

And when it's my time
To throw the next stone
I'll call you beautiful
If I call at all

And when it's my time
To call your bluff, ooh
I'll call you beautiful
I'll leave it alone, yeah, yeah
You call me dog


Lyrics submitted by fadel, edited by BarnWoodGuy

Call Me a Dog Lyrics as written by Christopher J. Cornell

Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing, Hipgnosis Songs Group

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    you've copied the lyrics straight out of the little cover book, most are right but Chris changes them a little bit for the actual recording, i think the book is a copy of the original lyrics he wrote down. amazing guitar solo

    metallica 86on March 31, 2007   Link

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