Dear old Misty was a Labrador
She had her puppies on the kitchen floor
One called Roger and one called Patch
One called Rover and one called Satch

Poor little Roger was the runt of the litter
He was always on his own
All the other pups were stronger and fitter
And they all found a home

Little Jimmy really cried the day
The soldiers came and took his dog away
His dad said Son I really think it's best
'Cause he digs up the flowers and he's a pest

Poor little roger was the runt of the litter
And he was so small and thin
The soldier said he'd be a good sniffer
To seek out the biscuit tin

Roger was a mine dog
A fine dog so they say
It was him that saved the skin
Of the one who gave him away

Jimmy's daddy joined the infantry
Doing his duty for his country
Shotgun rider with a heavy load
That truck was stopped on a lonely road

There was Roger the runt of the litter
With his nose down in the ground
The engineers dug and they all got the jitters
When they saw what he had found

Roger was a mine dog
A fine dog so they say
It was him that saved the skin
Of the one that gave him away

Roger was a mine dog
A fine dog so they say
It was him that saved the skin
Of the one that gave him away

Roger was a mine dog
A fine dog so they say
It was him that saved the skin
Of the one that gave him away

Roger (Roger)
He was a mine dog (Mine dog)
Oh such a fine dog (Fine dog)

Roger (Roger)
He was a mine dog (Mine dog)
Oh such a fine dog (Fine dog)
He was a mine dog