Donuts for Benny

**Donuts for Benny** is the 26th Silly Song. The song is about about Benny, a poor old mutt who sits outside a donut shop and begs for donuts.

## Lyrics

Announcer: And now it's time for "Helpful Humanitarian Songs with Mr. Lunt", the part of the show where Mr. Lunt comes out and sings a Helpful Humanitarian Song.

Lunt: *Well he's a mangy old pet*

*If you saw him I bet*

*You'd walk the other way*

*So sad and alone*

*With his hair overgrown*

*Like a stinky old toupee*

*But doggies have feelings, and doggies need love*

*And doggies like those deep fried treats*

*That come from up above*

*Ohhh! Donuts for Benny*

Please give.. *a glazed to make his smile*

Thank you, ma'am!

*Poor troubled beast*

*Won't you at least*

*Comfort him awhile?*

Sir, can you spare a... *donut for Benny*

*Please help my doggy friend*

Thank you kind sir!

*A honey dip would really help*

*His broken heart to mend...* (2x)

*Well just look at this pup*

*He is brightening up*

*He's looking not so weak*

Oh Benny!

*His outlook was grim*

*Till you gave pastries to him*

*Oh look, he wants to speak...*

*Oh, doggies have feelings!*

*And doggies need love!*

*And doggies like sweet, doughy treats that come from up above!*

Benny: (energize) *Waltz me around again baby!*

*Around, around, around!*

Lunt: Hey, hey, what's going on?

Benny: (energize) *These donuts are dreamy!*

*Their filling is creamy!*

*Oh! Don't let my feet touch the ground*

Lunt: Hey, what are you...? I didn't know you could...

Benny: (energize) *I feel like a ship*

*On an ocean of joy*

*I just want to holler out loud,*

*"SHIP AHOY!"*

Lunt: Stop that! Benny! No, don't do that!

Benny: (energize) *Waltz me around again baby!*

*Around, around, around!*

Lunt: Maybe... you shouldn't have any more donuts.

Townspeople: *Oh, doggies have feelings*

Lunt: No no no no! No! Don't give him any more! They make him crazy! Like... Jerry Lewis!

Townspeople: *Doggies need love*

Lunt: No! No, no more donuts for the dog! Oh man, this is a terrible ide- What's in these things?

Townspeople: *And doggies like sweet, doughy treats that come from up above!*

Benny: (energize) *Ohhh... Waltz me around again baby!*

Lunt: Stop it!

Benny: (energize) *Around, around, around!*

Lunt: No, don't give him donuts! Bad idea!

Benny: (energize) *These donuts are dreamy!*

*Their filling is creamy!*

*Oh! Don't let my feet touch the ground*

*I feel like a ship*

*On an ocean of joy*

*I just want to holler out loud*

*SHIP AHOY!*

Lunt: I need a new pet.

Benny: (energize) *Waltz me around again baby!*

*Around, around, around!*

Lunt: Can turtles eat donuts? (continuing under dialogue) What kind of pet doesn't have a mouth? I can give one a balloon.

Announcer: This has been "Helpful Humanitarian Songs with Mr. Lunt", tune in next time to hear Mr. Lunt say...

Lunt: Don't..give...donuts...to dogs!!

## Fun Facts

#### Trivia

* This is the last Silly Song of the 2000's.
* This is Mr. Lunt's second solo on a Silly Song. The first being His Cheeseburger.
* William Edwards voices Benny; he sounds like Scallion #2. Edwards continued to voiced Benny until August 22, 2010, when Ronald Keller (Jerry's brother) replaces Edwards as the voice of Benny due to Edwards's death on the same day.
* Jeffrey Edwards (William's father) played the violin and Ronald Keller played the drums for the music.

#### Remarks

* As suggested by Mr. Lunt at the end, dogs can't eat doughnuts because the ingredients in them can't digest very well.
* The back of the DVD states that Larry sang this song, but he never did. In 2011, Larry the Cucumber explained that he never sing this song due to negotiation issues in hiscontract.
	+ However, Larry sing this song on May 23, 2019 (Liam "Maker MJ" Atkinson's birthday). Also, Archibald Asparagus reprises his role as the violinist.