Ralph to Rose
(Lou & Peter Berryman, ©2003)
 

Let me introduce my terrier, Rosie is the little dog's name
Coming from her dog perspective everybody looks the same
You could be a carefree vagabond rambling in your raggedy clothes
You could be the Queen of England, everybody's Ralph to Rose
	She goes Ralph Ralph Ralph to everyone
	Ralph Ralph Ralph, she goes
	You could be Ann or you could be Dan
	But everybody's Ralph to Rose

Thinking Rose'd like some company, I brought her home a puppy one night
A large amalgamation called Izzie approximately twice her height
Rose approached the new dog gingerly sniffing at her sizable nose
I introduced the dog as Izzie, but everybody's Ralph to Rose
	She goes Ralph Ralph Ralph to Isabel
	Ralph Ralph Ralph, she goes
	She coulda been Mike, she coulda been Spike
	But everybody's Ralph to Rose

Now coincidentally, Isabel has her own vernacular too
And along the lines of Rosie she has a pseudonym for you
Though you be Pierre or Pamela, a Mister or a Miss or a Ms
A neighbor or a bug-eyed Martian, everybody's Ruth to Iz
	She goes Ruth Ruth Ruth to everyone
	Ruth Ruth Ruth, she goes
	You could be Cher or Smokey the Bear
	Or you could be a dog named Rose

As around the world I hesitate, wary of the people in charge
When I think of Iz and Rosie they never seem to loom so large
The multibillionaire of industry, the powerful political wiz
Is just another Ralph to Rosie, just another Ruth to Iz
	Because Ruth Ruth Ruth goes Isabel
	Ralph Ralph, Rose declares
	You could be swank and own your own bank
	Tell it to a dog who cares