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Wikipedia article{{Infobox song | name = Dirty Old Egg-Sucking Dog | cover = | alt = | type = song | artist = Johnny Cash | album = Everybody Loves a Nut | A-side = | B-side = | released = | format = | recorded = | studio = | venue = | genre = country, novelty | length = | label = Columbia | writer = Jack Clement | producer = | prev_title = | prev_title2 = | prev_year = | next_title = | next_title2 = | next_year = | misc = }} "'Dirty Old Egg-Sucking Dog'" is a song written by Jack Clement and originally recorded by Johnny Cash on Columbia Records for his novelty album 'Everybody Loves a Nut' released in 1966. The song was notably performed by Cash at Folsom Prison on January 13, 1968, and appears on his live album 'At Folsom Prison' released later that year. CompositionAccording to the book 'The Best of Country Music', it is one of "the two most intentionally silly songs Jack Clement ever wrote", the other being "Flushed from the Bathroom of Your Heart." CoversAgnostic Front recorded a cover of the song, with altered lyrics, on their 1998 album 'Something's Gotta Give'. ReferencesCategory:Songs about dogs Category:Johnny Cash songs Category:Songs written by Jack Clement Category:1966 songs Category:American country music songs Category:Novelty songs | |
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