(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 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 piece a' my ham salad He reached up an' on my nose
He him a piece of his ham salad sandwich And reached up and licked on his 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 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 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 ears in the breeze blowin' Old Sloan...
When one mornin' last May, four north a' Mondamin I to use a pay telephone (Pay telephone...) Old made a fireplug, while I made a phone call An' I come back, he was gone
Well I searched forty of that Interstate highway And the that we used to roam (Used to roam...) From Ricketts to Red Line, Magnolia to But I just couldn't poor ol' Sloan
From Fiscus to Jacksonville, to Correctionville Looked the end for old Sloan
Poor ol' fella. He have no license, nor shots, nor nothin'.
I he's a goner.
When on a cold winter day on the ninth of 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 as fast as his old legs could run 'im An' cryin' for me to slow (To slow 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 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 poodle from An' she set on beside Sloan
Then in through the winder come a poodle Pisgah And set down beside Sloan. Old Sloan...
So that's ya been, boy.
Hey! She's purty.
Aw, Sloan.