That Arthur Godfrey song had to be one of the most obnoxious and abusive songs of that era...
"Slap Her Down Again Paw" is recorded like some type of comedy song, when in reality it sounds like a bunch of toothless rednecks in a dysfunctional family - absolutely nothing humorous about it.
When I was a kid watching the Arthur Godfrey Show on TV, I thought Arthur Godfrey was a decent performer... guess I was wrong. Anybody who could sing that and record it, had to be a couple of cards short of a full deck... Maybe his next hit record should have been: "Beat 'em With Your Belt, Paw and Chain 'em To Their Beds"...