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Ian has put out many musical CD's and records dating back to the 1960's. One particular one is "Ian Whitcomb's Comedy Songs" Song # 7 on the disk is "MY DEAD DOG ROVER." I think that is the one she may be asking about. The song is to the tune of "I'm over looking a four-leaf clover" but instead you sing "I'm over looking my dead dog, Rover, who just got run over by my power mower. . ." Very funny.
The information about this CD can be found at: www.woodpeckerrecords.com
I hope this info helps.
Sincerely, Robert B

Here’s a short version From: Amy B. Hello: I was purusing your web site and saw someone asking about a song DEAD DOG ROVER. I remember a song like that and here are the words I remember. The tune may be the four leaf clover, I don't have a name for the tune.

I'm looking over my dead dog Rover that I over ran with the mower
One leg is missing
the other one's gone
the third one is scattered all over the lawn
There's no explaining the one remaining
the one on the kitchen floor
I looking over my dead dog Rover
that I over ran with the mower.

Don't know if that helps, Mrs. B.

And the last word (so far!) from Nick L. Regarding the information about "My Dead Dog Rover" being played by Dr Demento. . .   "Rover" is used as a victory song (particularly in one sided wins) by UCLA teams
  Dr Demento got his start on UCLA's student radio station, so this may be relevant. These are our llrycs, as rewritten by a bandmember in the 60s:

We’re looking over our dead dog, Rover,
That we overran tonight (all right!)
One leg is broken, the other is bent,
And in his head, there?s a great big dent.
No need explaining the parts remaining
Are scattered all over the court (next page).
We?re looking over our dead dog, Rover,
That we overran tonight!
   Nicholas L


THE DERBY RAM   
From: Graham McD Here’s another verse as sung by the Moreton Bay Bushwackers (Brisbane, Australia) back in the 60's under the title, "The Ram Of Dalby", the final verse was:

The man who reared this sheep up,
He must be mighty rich,
The man who made this song up,
Is a lying son of a "wet"

Adds Graham: Which doesn't rhyme, but things were somewhat different 50 years ago.


DUNDERBECK  From:  Mona C. My grandfather used to take my father with him wherever he went (he worked for the railroad as an engineer operating one of the big cranes they used to lay tracks). Dad learned this in the lumber camps in British Columbia where they stayed while Grampa was laying tracks .