28.  THE DOGGIES' MEETING
Melody--Itself


The doggies held a meeting,
They came from near and far,
Some came by motorcycle,
Some came by motorcar.
Each doggy passed the entrance,
Each doggy signed the book,
Then each unshipped his arsehole,
And hung it on the hook.
One dog was not invited,
It sorely raised his ire,
He ran into the meeting hall
And loudly bellowed, "Fire!"
It threw them in confusion,
And without a second look,
Each grabbed another's arsehole
From off another hook.
And that's the reason why, sir,
When walking down the street,
And that's the reason why, sir,
When doggies chance to meet,
And that's the reason why, sir,
On land or sea or foam,
He will sniff another's arsehole,
To see if it's his own.

This is from Paul Woodford's "Hash Hymns II" (Honolulu, Hawaii, 1994).  Hoffman has assigned it Motif Number A2471.1.1 Why dogs smell one another's assholes.  He cites an Ozark text in Randolph II, 516 ff. 
Another, older version is in "The Stag Party."