(Bill Fries, Davis)
Well, I him on the corner of Seventh and Main In the township of Sloan (Township of Sloan...) He's tired, and he's hungry, he's old, and grungy And parked in a zone
I bent down an' says "How ya doin', old fella?" He to get up on his own (On his own...) When I gave him a a' my ham salad sandwich He reached up an' on my nose
He him a piece of his ham salad sandwich And up and licked on his nose Old Sloan...
Well, I opened the door of my old semi Threw an old shirt on the floor (On the floor...) He in an' laid hisself down by the gearshift up and started to snore
For years we went truckin' highways together On the of life we did roam (They did roam...) With his on the dashboard an' his head out the winda An' his ears in the breeze, gently
With his on the dashboard, his head out the winder And his in the breeze gently blowin' Old Sloan...
When one last May, four miles north a' Mondamin I to use a pay telephone (Pay telephone...) Old Sloan a fireplug, while I made a phone call An' I come back, he was gone
Well I searched forty miles of Interstate highway And the byways that we used to (Used to roam...) Ricketts to Red Line, Magnolia to Woodbine But I just find poor ol' Sloan
From Fiscus to Jacksonville, Quick to Looked the end for old Sloan
ol' fella. He didn't have no license, nor shots, nor nothin'.
I thought a goner.
on a cold winter day on the ninth of November I's drivin' my rig all (All alone...) When my eye caught a blur in my left mirror An' my ears the sound of old Sloan
He's runnin' as as his old legs could run 'im An' for me to slow down (To slow down...) His tail was a-waggin', his was a-draggin' An' I opened the for old Sloan
His tail was a-waggin', his was a-draggin' And he opened the for old Sloan Old Sloan...
I gave him a hug as he licked me all over An' I threw him his old dirty (Old dirty bone...) Then in through the winda jumped a from Pisgah An' she set on beside Sloan
Then in through the winder a poodle from Pisgah And set herself down Sloan. Old Sloan...
So that's ya been, boy.
Hey! She's purty.
Aw, Sloan.