My friend, he fixed me up
With a girl he said he knew
He guaranteed we'd get along just fine
And when I went to pick her up
I found out what he meant
He knows that strange and weary things
Are a hobby of mine.

I wouldn't take her to a dog fight
Or any other place I've ever been
I wouldn't take her to a dog fight
Not even if she had a chance to win.

Curiosity they say killed the cat
And I've been the curious sort all of my life
I hung around convinced she couldn't really look that bad
She got me drunk and when I woke up I found I had a wife.

I wouldn't take her to a dog fight
Or any other place I've ever been
I wouldn't take her to a dog fight
Not even if she had a chance to win.

Well, now the years have passed, our daughter's in her teens
Her boyfriend comes and hangs around the place
He never takes her anywhere, I don't dare ask him why
'Cause she's the spittin' image of her mama in the face, and...

I wouldn't take her to a dog fight
Or any other place I've ever been
I wouldn't take her to a dog fight
Not even if she had a chance to win.