A Tap Dancing Dog

The old dog doesn't need
A new trick. 
The same ol'll do. 


Whoever
Saw
a two legged
Hound
up and
In a tuxedo? 
Metal tip
Shoes
to tap, tap,
tappity, tap... such a show. 


But tell none
how
It begun. 
A puppy
with
Four legs
Got gimped. 
The intent
is still
Debated
(i.e. too much
sour mash,
spite the wife,
a morbid
curiosity,
etc.) 

But the pup
Wouldn't die. 
It learned to
Slither-crawl,
and
Soon stood. 
That alone
Left most
Satisfied. 

However,
one night
at Bill Malort's,
the jukebox
kicked up
a tune
at random. 
And the dog started to howl,
hopping. 
People clapped. 
Pooch pranced from hand to hand --
pets complimenting. 

The dog's been around...
hell if it matters. 
Sits on his haunches,
panting in the corner,
till a tune
fires his feet.