Down in the middle of the Lone Star State,
there was a old man who we like call to Nate.
His hair was the color of his dark brown shoe,
and most of the time he had not a clue what to do.
Then one day his neighbor knocked on his door,
and asked something of Nate bigger than a chore.
The man was leaving for a place called Stockholm,
but was wondering if Nate could take care of his home.
Nate could see the urgency in his neighbor's face,
so he told the man he would take care of his place.
The man told Nate all sorts of responsibilities,
all of course which were within Nate's abilities.
The man thanked Nate and went off on his way,
now Nate had something to do the rest of his day.
He grabbed his coat and sauntered across the street,
ready to see what kind of food his neighbor had to eat.
Nate searched the fridge and found some good noodles,
he was about to dig in until he was disrupted by a poodle.
The man was specific about what the dog was to be fed,
but Nate couldn't remember anything his neighbor had said.
He gave the pup a bite and then eventually a full meal,
lemon pepper pasta with some goat cheese and veal.
The duo dined quickly as both their hungers were equal,
Nate was amazed that the dog was begging for a sequel.
After their meal they made their way straight to the sofa,
Nate looked down at the dog and said, "Yo, scoot ova!"
When they both finally woke up it was already dark,
so Nate had an idea of taking the poodle to the park.
He grabbed the dog's red leash and his neighbors fishing pole,
he was going to grab some trout with the dog at the old fishing hole.
On his way out the door he was struck by some fate,
as he saw a tadpole and had found the perfect bait.
Now with a lure as pure as nature can provide,
Nate was ready to go fishing with a poodle by his side.
They stopped by the store to pick up some cheap liquor,
because vodka always made the fish come to Nate quicker.
They sat on the banks of a steadily flowing creek,
waiting to catch Nate's conversation topic for the week.
And then his line began to jiggle and tighten up,
that's when Nate decided he had to put down his cup.
The fish was strong and wasn't going down without a fight,
so Nate had to battle despite his vision blinded by the night.
When he finally got his hands on the prize of his effort,
that was the beginning of Nate's fish cooking expert.
He went back home and cleaned out the glorious fish,
after that he started to prepare a delicious side dish.
The dog's tail suddenly began to wag faster and faster,
waiting on a new human treat cooked by his new master.
They feasted again and couldn't complain about the cuisine,
the dinner was so good that it made both man and dog scream.
On his way back to the couch Nate answered his telephone,
and that's when his neighbor made one instruction very known.
"If you break everything in the house, don't worry about it. That's fine.
But if you fuck with my daughter's tadpole, I will shatter your spine."