(Bill Fries, Davis)
Well, I found him on the corner of Seventh and In the Iowa of Sloan (Township of Sloan...) He's tired, and he's hungry, old, and he's grungy And in a no-parkin' zone
Well I down an' says "How ya doin', old fella?" He to get up on his own (On his own...) When I him a piece a' my ham salad sandwich He reached up an' on my nose
He gave him a piece of his ham sandwich And reached up and on his nose Old Sloan...
Well, I opened the door of my old beat-up an old dirty shirt on the floor (On the floor...) He hopped in an' laid down by the gearshift Curled up and started to
For we went truckin' them 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 in the breeze, gently 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, miles north a' Mondamin I to use a pay telephone (Pay telephone...) Old Sloan made a fireplug, I made a phone call An' I come back, he was gone
Well I searched forty miles of that highway And the byways that we to roam (Used to roam...) From Ricketts to Red Line, Magnolia to But I just find poor ol' Sloan
From Fiscus to Jacksonville, to Correctionville Looked the end for old Sloan
Poor ol' fella. He didn't 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 ears heard the sound of old
He's runnin' as fast as his old could run 'im An' cryin' for me to slow down (To down...) His was a-waggin', his tongue was a-draggin' 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...
Well I him a hug as he licked me all over An' I threw him his old dirty bone (Old bone...) Then in through the winda a poodle from Pisgah An' she set on beside Sloan
Then in through the winder come a poodle Pisgah And set down beside Sloan. Old Sloan...
So where ya been, boy.
Hey! kinda purty.
Aw, Sloan.