You Gotta Stop Kicking My Dog Around Ink and Watercolor Drawing / Postcard wooden brooch There is a piece of

There is a piece of the top layer of wood lost at the bottom left corner as pictured and a little paint loss at upper right

which are just nice sculptural objects to have sitting around (I personally am reluctant to try to take them apart

The patina on this beautifully carved small totem pole is fantastic

There is one chip to the paint and some darkening to the cream paint

Jones used opaque paint to embellish his sculptures

You Gotta Stop Kicking My Dog Around Ink and Watercolor Drawing / Postcard wooden brooch There is a piece ofA little research reveals that "You Gotta Stop Kicking My Dog Around" was written in 1912 by Cy Perkins, with lyrics by Webb M. Oungst, and first recorded by Byron G. Harlan & American Quartet, with many recordings since, including by Gid Tanner & His Skillet Lickers in 1926 and Bob Dylan in 1967. The quite depressing lyrics tell the story of a man and his hound Jim, who follows him and his friends into town, and everywhere they go they go, the dog