Mad Dogs and Englishmen (song) Mad Dogs and Englishmen (song) "Mad Dogs and Englishmen" is a song written by Noël Coward and first performed in "The Third Little Show" at the Music Box Theatre, New York, on 1 June 1931, by Beatrice Lillie. The following year it was used in the revue "Words and Music" and also released in a "studio version". It then became a signature feature in Coward's cabaret act. The song is especially known for the line "Only Mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun" with which most verses begin and end. According to Sheridan Morley, Coward wrote the
Who Let the Dogs Out? on his walkie-talkie, "Who let the dogs out?!" In other parts of the video, the dogs chase people around the same area in which the band is performing. A new version of the video debuted at the end of the VHS release of "Rugrats in Paris: The Movie", where it was re-edited to feature clips of the film throughout. The "Millionaire" parody at the beginning is also replaced with the photo shoot scene from the movie. The first use of the song at an American sporting event was at Mississippi State University. The university's mascot is the Bulldog, and the