The legend of the Dogman

Lyrics

Across the northern woods of Michigan, Where the pines grow dark and tall, There’s a legend whispered by the old-timers That still makes the blood run cold. They call him the Dogman… Seven feet of fur and claw, Walks upright like a man, But howls with a wolf’s raw call. Verse 1 It was back in 1887, In a lumber camp near the Manistee, Two men swore they saw a creature Standing upright by a tree. It had the head of a monstrous dog, Body of a man so lean, Glowing eyes that burned like fire In the forest ever green. Chorus Oh the Dogman walks the northern woods, Where the night winds howl and moan. If you hear him call your name, boy, You’d best leave those woods alone. He’s been seen from Cadillac to Traverse, From the Manistee to the Au Sable shore… The Legend of the Dogman Lives forevermore. Verse 2 In the spring of 1938, A farmer near Paris town Heard his cattle screaming in the night And went to check them out. He found tracks bigger than a man’s, Claw marks on the barn, And something watching from the treeline With eyes that glowed like stars. Verse 3 A young couple on a moonlit road In the summer of ’64 Saw a shadow cross their headlights That stood seven feet or more. It stared them down for a long, cold minute, Then vanished in the pines… They never drove that backroad After dark again. Verse 4 There are stories from the loggers, From hunters and from cops, Of a creature that can stand upright And still run on all fours. Some say he’s a leftover from the Ice Age, Some say Indian curse, Some just say when the moon is full You’d best not leave the house. Final Chorus Oh the Dogman walks the northern woods, Where the night winds howl and moan. If you hear him call your name, boy, You’d best leave those woods alone. He’s been seen from Cadillac to Traverse, From the Manistee to the Au Sable shore… The Legend of the Dogman Lives forevermore.