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