Maybe Mae, dressed in black Silver buttons all down her back High. low, tip to toe She broke a needle and she can't sew Walkin' the dog Just a-walkin' the dog If you don't know how to do it Let me show you how to walk the dog Ask your mama for fifteen cents To see a elephant jump the fence He jumped so high, he reached the sky Ain't comin' back ‘til the fourth of July Walkin' the dog Just a-walkin' the dog If you don't know how to do it Let me show you how to walk the dog Mary Mary, quite contrary How does your garden grow A-silver bells, cockle shells Pretty maids all in a row Walkin' the dog Just a-walkin' the dog If you don't know how to do it Let me show you how to walk the dog