"Let Me Play with Your Poodle" is a 1942 hokum blues song written by the American blues musician Tampa Red.Lightnin' Hopkins: His Life and Blues, Alan Govenar, Chicago: Chicago Review Press, 2010, pp. 36-7, His recording reached number 4 on the Billboard "Harlem Hit Parade" in March 1943,Billboard, March 27, 1943, "Harlem Hit Parade", p. 24 after first hitting the chart in December 1942,Billboard, December 19, 1942, "Harlem Hit Parade", p. 25 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)
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