[Verse 1: first two lines unaccompanied, bass and muted guitar join on line three] It followed us out of the station With a lead made out of string You said it looked like a Walter I said it looked like spring It had one ear like an envelope One folded out of sight It leaned against your good trousers And stayed there for the night [Chorus] Don't give it a name If you're going to let it go Don't teach it the sound Of the step outside your door You called it Walter It looked up at you Now we've got to find out What a Walter ought to do [Verse 2] We put a note in the bakery We called the number twice We bought a tin with a terrier Who looked much more polite You said we couldn't keep him I said I knew the rules Then caught you showing him the shortcut Past the primary school [Bridge] On Friday came a woman With a whistle and a scarf She said, "Oh, Percy, there you are" And tried to cry and laugh He pulled us both across the pavement To the sound he really knew You held the bag of biscuits There was nothing else to do [Final Chorus] Don't give it a name If you're going to let it go That's the sort of thing we said A hundred years ago You called him Walter She calls him something else You said, "Keep the biscuits" Then we walked home by ourselves [Outro] At the crossing You took my arm We waited for the green A little longer than we had to If you know what I mean
