(Bill Fries, Davis)
Well, I found him on the of Seventh and Main In the Iowa of Sloan (Township of Sloan...) He's tired, and hungry, he's old, and he's grungy And parked in a no-parkin'
Well I down 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 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 opened the door of my old semi Threw an old dirty shirt on the (On the floor...) He hopped in an' laid down by the gearshift Curled up and to snore
For years we went truckin' them highways 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, blowin'
With his paws on the dashboard, his head out the And his in the breeze gently blowin' Old Sloan...
When one mornin' May, four miles north a' Mondamin I stopped to use a pay (Pay telephone...) Old Sloan made a fireplug, while I made a phone An' when I back, he was gone
I searched forty miles of that Interstate highway And the byways that we to roam (Used to roam...) Ricketts to Red Line, Magnolia to Woodbine But I just couldn't find poor ol'
From to Jacksonville, Quick to Correctionville like the end for old Sloan
Poor ol' fella. He have no license, nor shots, nor nothin'.
I thought 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 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 opened the door for old Old Sloan...
Well I gave him a hug as he licked me all An' I threw him his old dirty bone (Old bone...) in through the winda jumped a poodle from Pisgah An' she set on down Sloan
Then in through the come a poodle from Pisgah And set herself down Sloan. Old Sloan...
So that's ya been, boy.
Hey! kinda purty.
Aw, Sloan.