(Bill Fries, Davis)
Well, I found him on the corner of Seventh and In the township of Sloan (Township of Sloan...) He's tired, and hungry, he's old, and he's grungy And in a no-parkin' zone
Well I bent down an' "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 up an' licked on my nose
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 Threw an old dirty shirt on the (On the floor...) He in an' laid hisself down by the gearshift Curled up and started to
For years we went truckin' highways together On the of life we did roam (They did roam...) With his on the dashboard 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 in the breeze gently blowin' Old Sloan...
one mornin' last May, four miles north a' Mondamin I stopped to use a pay (Pay telephone...) Old Sloan a fireplug, while I made a phone call An' when I come back, he was
Well I searched miles of that Interstate highway And the byways that we used to (Used to roam...) From Ricketts to Red Line, to Woodbine But I just couldn't poor ol' Sloan
From Fiscus to Jacksonville, to Correctionville Looked like the end for old
Poor ol' fella. He didn't no license, nor shots, nor nothin'.
I he's a goner.
When on a winter day on the ninth of November I's my rig all alone (All alone...) When my eye a blur in my left rear-view mirror An' my heard the sound of old Sloan
He's runnin' as fast as his old legs run 'im An' cryin' for me to slow down (To down...) His tail was a-waggin', his tongue was An' I the door for old Sloan
His tail was a-waggin', his 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 dirty (Old dirty bone...) Then in through the winda jumped a poodle Pisgah An' she set on down Sloan
Then in through the winder come a poodle Pisgah And set down beside Sloan. Old Sloan...
So where ya been, boy.
Hey! She's purty.
Aw, Sloan.