Laurie Anderson - The West Village lyrics

Terriers are really adaptable – and very
Social so Lolabelle immediately fit
Right in to the West Village within a week or
Two she seemed to know everyone kurt
Who has the Austrian
Restaurant on the corner our
Neighbour Julian the painter
Who lives across the street and lots of
People who were total strangers to us

She had a tab in several stores
And on most walks she would
Drop in to pick up a treat or a toy the West
Village has the highest density of dogs
In the city lots of
The dogs are chasing birds and
Barking at cars but, weirdly
There are almost no collisions
Pretty much everybody
Manages to stay out of the way

Dogs see mostly blues and greens
Their eyesight is very blurry
And gets combined
With their sense of smell which is
Hard for humans to imagine
Since we lost most of our
Ability to navigate by smell
When we began walking upright so
Far from the ground