[Verse 1] At half past seven every morning Gus pulls me down to Maple Lane The mailman knows his birthday But keeps forgetting my first name Ms. Park keeps treats behind the counter At the little grocery store A card came addressed to Gus "Park picnic, Saturday at four" [Pre-Chorus] I almost left that card behind He found his leash; I changed my mind [Chorus] My dog's more popular than me He knows the whole of Maple Lane I hold the leash, he makes the rounds His name gets called all over town He gets the invites; I come too And meet the neighbors I never knew My dog's more popular than me And we're both right where we should be [Verse 2] At the park he found a tennis ball And dropped it at Ms. Lee's feet She said, come sit, we saved a place I finally met folks on our street Her brother brought a folding table I helped him carry it away By Monday he had knocked to ask If we'd join him on Tuesday [Chorus] My dog's more popular than me He knows the whole of Maple Lane I hold the leash, he makes the rounds His name gets called all over town He gets the invites; I come too And meet the neighbors I never knew My dog's more popular than me And we're both right where we should be [Instrumental - twang guitar and fiddle, eight bars] [Bridge] Gus still gets the best hello He earns it with a wag and grin But now they call me by my name And wave for both of us to come in [Final Chorus] My dog's more popular than me He knows the whole of Maple Lane I hold the leash, he makes the rounds His name gets called all over town He gets the invites; I come too And meet the neighbors I never knew My dog's more popular than me And we're both right where we should be [Outro] Gus got another invitation I wrote my name right next to his.
