Oh, people, won't you leave my dog alone People, won't you leave my dog alone All he ever did was wag his tail People why did you have to throw my dog in jail Oh, people, won't you leave my dog alone Hey, people, won't you leave my cat alone People, won't you leave my cat alone He never said a bad word, no, not him Why'd ya throw him in the river, people, he can't swim Oh, people, won't you leave my cat alone Now, people, won't you leave this girl alone I said, people, won't you leave this girl alone I know exactly where it's at for me Just let me be the way I wanna be, yeah People, won't you leave this girl alone