"The Ballad of Mad Dogs and Englishmen" is a song written by Leon Russell from the soundtrack of the 1971 film "Mad Dogs & Englishmen".In a review for Allmusic, the critic Mike DeGagne called "The Ballad of Mad Dogs and Englishmen" the highlight of the album and wrote, "On the whole, "Leon Russell and the Shelter People" is an entertaining and more importantly, revealing exposition of Russell's music when he was in his prime.