Lyric discussion by aventurine 

Cover art for Gonna Buy Me A Dog lyrics by Monkees, The

Micky's damn-fool ad-libbing at the end absolutely makes this song for me, especially when he gives that little chuckle in the middle of it. That, and his laughing over the lyrics "I can teach a dog to do that." It makes me laugh every. single. time. I didn't realize there was a misconception that all the little in-jokes were written into the song.