(Bill Fries, Davis)
Well, I found him on the corner of and Main In the Iowa of Sloan (Township of Sloan...) tired, and he's hungry, he's old, and he's grungy And in a no-parkin' 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 sandwich He reached up an' licked on my
He gave him a of his ham salad sandwich And reached up and on his nose Old Sloan...
Well, I the door of my old beat-up semi an old dirty shirt on the floor (On the floor...) He hopped in an' laid hisself by the gearshift Curled up and to snore
For years we went truckin' highways together On the of life 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...
When one 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 come back, he was
Well I searched forty miles of Interstate highway And the byways that we to roam (Used to roam...) From Ricketts to Red Line, Magnolia to But I just couldn't find ol' Sloan
From to Jacksonville, Quick to Correctionville 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 cold winter day on the of November I's drivin' my rig all (All alone...) When my eye caught a in my left rear-view mirror An' my ears heard the of old Sloan
He's runnin' as fast as his old legs run 'im An' cryin' for me to down (To slow down...) His tail was a-waggin', his tongue was An' I the door for old Sloan
His was a-waggin', his tongue 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 bone (Old dirty bone...) Then in through the winda jumped a from Pisgah An' she set on down Sloan
Then in through the winder come a from Pisgah And set herself down Sloan. Old Sloan...
So where ya been, boy.
Hey! She's purty.
Aw, Sloan.