Find Your Puppy

Lyrics ©2026 by Bill and Gretchen Roper
TTTO: "Find Your People" by Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors

I was working up the original of this song for Debbie Gates' Interfilk concert at FilkONtario. Debbie, like us, had a recently acquired puppy at the time. Gretchen felt that the puppies deserved a song.

As usual, Gretchen was right.

(Intro)
G    C G    C G

          C         G
You gotta find your puppy
          C           G
When he’s gone off to hide.
      N.C.                   (D)   Em
Is he out in the car waiting for a ride?
          C         G
You gotta find your puppy
         C         G
When the workday’s done.
                                Em
Puppy wants to go and have some fun.
C                            D     G     C G
Open up the door and let the puppy run.


You gotta feed your puppy
Or he’ll eat what he can find.
Sticks and socks and melon rinds.
You gotta feed your puppy
If you wanna get along.
Help that pup grow up big and strong.
He’s grown three inches while we sing this song.


(Chorus)
              C                                  D
If you’ve got possessions that you don’t want to lose,
                C                        D
Gotta keep them hidden from a puppy that chews.
              G                C            D
If you’ve got things you wanna keep for yourself.
          C                           D    G       C G
You gotta thwart your puppy, put them on a shelf.


You gotta find your puppy
When you don’t hear a sound.
Where’s that sweater that you just put down?
You gotta find your puppy
If you wanna find your shoe.
It’s just the sort of thing that puppies do.
He carried it away because it smells like you.

(Chorus)

(Bridge)
    Am
The dog who wants to stay with you.
    Bm
The dog who wants to play with you.
    C                           D                 G   C G
The dog who wants to lay on the couch with you.


          C         G
You gotta love your puppy.
         C              G
Tell him he’s your good boy.
                       D       Em
Let him know that he’s in your pack.
          C                         D         G
You gotta love your puppy ‘cause he loves you back.
          C N.C.                              G
You gotta love your puppy ‘cause he loves you back.

C G    C G    C G