I shot a girl who smiled like the moon
On Tucson city t'was just at noon
Dog day afternoon
Sure they try to take me up with my 45 gun
Death on my side and dark eyes in the sun
Ain't it hard to be a loser
But ain't it good
And my heart goes boom-boom-boom-in the muddy lagoon
Right on dog day afternoon
On the top of the hill I'm crawlinl' in the dust
I see the cops comin' up in the silently dusk
Ain't it hard to be a loner
But ain't it good
What a strange kinda blues
For the six o'clock news
Right on dog day afternoon