Tige, you were faithful, to the end Tige, how I miss you, you were my friend
Three years of service done and I was headin' home at last I got to thinking my dog and things long gone past How old Tige pulled me a creek when I had no pulse or breath How he saved me from the changin' bull that gored my dad to
As a kid I'd dream of bears and tremble to my Till old Tige come up to my bed and me with his nose Then my fears would melt away and would go lie down I'd drift on to sleep without another sound
The big bus stopped and I got off it was awful dark and thick fog something gently nuzzled me and there stood Tige, my dog I if my faithful dog had met the bus each day And all the dreary winter nights since I'd been
Have meet me here like this I was I was really glad 'Cause I hadn't needed Tige so since the day they've buried dad Too long still lay ahead, but what I didn't know A giant Dam was being built the old road used to go
I think the was sending Tige and I followed where he led Knowing without his help that I'd be good as dead Tige inched along this way and that going and slow And I could hear the water a at the ledges far below
Then the mist, I saw a light and mother in her chair And I reached down to pet old Tige, but he wasn't I'm thankful mom, you had old Tige these lonely years I owe my life to him, tonight I help my tears
You say you wrote me 'bout the Dam well God was sure us I didn't get your Mom but old Tige met the bus I hate to tell you son she said but now you've got to When you left it broke his heart, Tige three years ago
You my best friend