"Let Me Play With Your Poodle" is a 1942 hokum blues song by the American blues musician Tampa Red. His recording reached #4 on the Billboard "Harlem Hit Parade" in March 1943, after first hitting the chart in December 1942, and the song has been recorded many times since by other artists.

Other notable recordings

Bonnie Davis and the Piccadilly Pipers (1946) Hank Penny (1947) Lightnin' Hopkins (1947) and again in 1969, on his album The Great Electric Show and Dance, which was released in 1970. Luke "Long Gone" Miles (with George "Harmonica" Smith) (1962) Piano Red (1977, on an album of the same name) CeDell Davis (1982, on the compilation album Living Country Blues USA Vol. 5 - Mississippi Delta Blues) Dana Gillespie (1982, on the album Blue Job) James Cotton (1996, on the Grammy-winning album Deep in the Blues) Marcia Ball (1997, on her album Let Me Play With Your Poodle) Duke Robillard Band (2011) Mark Hummel (2020, on his album Wayback Machine)

Let Me Play with Your Poodle (song)

References

Tampa Red songs

1942 songs

Hokum blues songs

Let Me Play with Your Poodle (song)