Little Walnut

Words and music: Alvah Allen
Performed by: Alvah Allen (c. 1993)

This song was written during Alvah’s stint in Austin. It’s about his dog Walnut, who was a shar pei.

You know, a man gets tired of bringin’ in his own newspaper and gettin’ his own slippers and fetchin’ his own balls after while, so sometimes he decides to get him a dog. This is about Walnut.

Lyrics:

Well, little Walnut sure is big on lookin’ around
Much more so than the dogs down at the pound.
Well, she used to live out near Pflugerville,
that town won’t light up like Austin will
and little Walnut sure is big on lookin’ around.

Well, little Walnut sure is big on nosin’ around.
She can’t believe the sights, can’t believe the sounds.
Well, she took herself on down to Antone’s,
you know, diggin’ the blues sure beats diggin’ up bones.
Little Walnut sure is big on lookin’ around.

Well, she used to love to ramble, used to love to party.
Now she’s spending all her time down at Mexic-Arte.
They said, pequeño tiene muchos compañeros
Seem like everybody knows her everywhere she goes.
Well, I’ve said it once, but I’ll say it again,
little Walnut’s feeling pretty cosmopolitan.
Little Walnut sure is big on lookin’ around.

Well, the family comes from China, but it’s not that simple,
you see she’s a little bit Texas and a whole lot Oriental.