(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 no-parkin'
Well I bent 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 up an' licked on my nose
He gave him a of his ham salad sandwich And up and licked on his nose Old Sloan...
Well, I opened the door of my old beat-up Threw an old dirty shirt on the (On the floor...) He hopped in an' laid down by the gearshift Curled up and started to
For years we went 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, gently
With his paws on the dashboard, his head out the And his ears in the breeze blowin' Old Sloan...
When one mornin' last May, miles north a' Mondamin I to use a pay telephone (Pay telephone...) Old made a fireplug, while I made a phone call An' when I come back, he was
I searched forty miles of that Interstate highway And the that we used to roam (Used to roam...) Ricketts to Red Line, Magnolia to Woodbine But I just find poor ol' Sloan
From Fiscus to Jacksonville, Quick to like the end for old Sloan
Poor ol' fella. He 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 rear-view An' my ears heard the of old Sloan
He's runnin' as fast as his old could run 'im An' for me to slow down (To slow down...) His was a-waggin', his tongue was a-draggin' An' I the door for old Sloan
His tail was a-waggin', his tongue was And he the door for old Sloan Old Sloan...
I gave him a hug as he licked me all over An' I threw him his old bone (Old dirty bone...) Then in the winda jumped a poodle from Pisgah An' she set on down beside
Then in through the winder come a poodle from And set herself beside Sloan. Old Sloan...
So where ya been, boy.
Hey! She's purty.
Aw, Sloan.