(Bill Fries, Davis)
Well, I found him on the of Seventh and Main In the township of Sloan (Township of Sloan...) He's tired, and hungry, he's old, and he's grungy And parked in a no-parkin'
I bent down an' says "How ya doin', old fella?" He to get up on his own (On his own...) When I him a piece a' my ham salad sandwich He reached up an' on my nose
He him a piece of his ham salad sandwich And reached up and 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 hopped in an' laid hisself down by the up and started to snore
For years we went truckin' them together On the byways of we did roam (They did roam...) With his paws on the dashboard an' his head out the An' his ears in the breeze, gently
With his paws on the dashboard, his out the winder And his ears in the breeze blowin' Old Sloan...
one mornin' last May, four miles north a' Mondamin I to use a pay telephone (Pay telephone...) Old Sloan made a fireplug, while I a phone call An' when I back, he was gone
Well I searched forty miles of that highway And the byways we used to roam (Used to roam...) Ricketts to Red Line, Magnolia to Woodbine But I just couldn't find 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.
When on a cold 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 heard the sound of old
He's runnin' as fast as his old could run 'im An' cryin' for me to slow down (To down...) His was a-waggin', his tongue was a-draggin' An' I opened the door for old
His tail was a-waggin', his was a-draggin' And he opened the door for old Old Sloan...
Well I him a hug as he licked me all over An' I threw him his old bone (Old dirty bone...) Then in through the winda jumped a poodle from An' she set on down Sloan
Then in through the winder come a poodle from And set herself beside Sloan. Old Sloan...
So where ya been, boy.
Hey! kinda purty.
Aw, Sloan.