qout valet stipes canis in fenestra?

How much is that doggie in the window?

Bob Merrill (1921-98)

His English, my Latin
How much is that doggie in the window?
How much is that doggie in the window? The one with the waggly tail How much is that doggie in the window? I do hope that doggie's for sale. I must take a trip to California And leave my poor sweetheart alone If he has a dog, he won't be lonesome And the doggie will have a good home. How much is that doggie in the window? The one with the waggly tail How much is that doggie in the window? I do hope that doggie's for sale. I read in the papers there are robbers With flashlights that shine in the dark My love needs a doggie to protect him And scare them away with one bark. I don't want a bunny or a kitty I don't want a parrot that talks I don't want a bowl of little fishies He can't take a goldfish for a walk. How much is that doggie in the window? The one with the waggly tail How much is that doggie in the window? I do hope that doggie's for sale.
qout valet stipes canis in fenestra?
quot valet stipes canis in fenestra? vibrat, heus! caudam, quatit iste motam: quot valet stipes? mihi fit cupido venditionis. urbs petenda abstat procul Angelorum: mox procum nolens miserum relinquam. cui comes gratus canis adstet, ipse sospes et hospes. fertur, ut lexi, facibus latrones lucidis noctu peragrare pravos; sit proco custos canis, aptus hostem pellere latrans. displicent felesque cuniculique et piscium in sino pecus et loquaces psittaci. non is comes ambulanti, flave Carassi! quot valet stipes canis in fenestra? vibrat, heus! caudam, quatit iste motam: quot valet stipes? mihi fit cupido venditionis.

Translation: Copyright © Timothy Adès

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