(Bill Fries, Davis)
Well, I him on the corner of Seventh and Main In the Iowa township of (Township of Sloan...) He's tired, and hungry, he's old, and he's grungy And in a no-parkin' zone
Well I down 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 piece of his ham salad And up and licked on his nose Old Sloan...
Well, I opened the door of my old semi Threw an old dirty shirt on the (On the floor...) He hopped in an' hisself down by the gearshift Curled up and started to
For years we went truckin' them highways On the byways of life we did (They did roam...) With his paws on the dashboard an' his out the winda An' his in the breeze, gently blowin'
With his paws on the dashboard, his head out the And his ears in the gently blowin' Old Sloan...
When one mornin' last May, four miles north a' I stopped to use a pay (Pay telephone...) Old made a fireplug, while I made a phone call An' when I back, he was gone
Well I searched forty miles of that Interstate And the byways that we used to (Used to roam...) From Ricketts to Red Line, Magnolia to But I just find poor ol' Sloan
From Fiscus to Jacksonville, Quick to Looked the end for old Sloan
Poor ol' fella. He didn't no license, nor shots, nor nothin'.
I he's 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 rear-view An' my heard the sound of old Sloan
He's runnin' as fast as his old legs run 'im An' for me to slow down (To slow down...) His tail was a-waggin', his tongue was An' I opened the for old Sloan
His tail was a-waggin', his tongue was And he the door for old Sloan Old Sloan...
Well I gave him a hug as he me all over An' I threw him his old bone (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 beside Sloan. Old Sloan...
So where ya been, boy.
Hey! She's purty.
Aw, Sloan.