(Bill Fries, Davis)
Well, I found him on the corner of Seventh and In the Iowa township of (Township of Sloan...) He's tired, and he's hungry, 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 up and licked on his nose Old Sloan...
Well, I opened the of my old beat-up semi Threw an old dirty on the floor (On the floor...) He hopped in an' hisself down by the gearshift Curled up and started to
For years we went truckin' them together On the byways of life we did (They did roam...) With his paws on the an' his head out the winda An' his ears in the breeze, gently
With his paws on the dashboard, his head out the And his ears in the breeze 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 a phone call An' when I come back, he was
I searched forty miles of that Interstate highway And the byways we used to roam (Used to roam...) From Ricketts to Red Line, to Woodbine But I couldn't find poor ol' Sloan
From to Jacksonville, Quick to Correctionville Looked like the end for old
Poor ol' fella. He have no license, nor shots, nor nothin'.
I he's a goner.
on a cold winter day on the ninth of November I's drivin' my rig all (All alone...) my eye caught 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 tail was a-waggin', his was a-draggin' An' I opened the for old Sloan
His tail was a-waggin', his tongue was And he opened the for old Sloan Old Sloan...
Well I gave him a hug as he licked me all An' I threw him his old dirty bone (Old bone...) Then in through the winda jumped a poodle from An' she set on beside Sloan
Then in through the winder come a poodle from And set herself down Sloan. Old Sloan...
So that's ya been, boy.
Hey! kinda purty.
Aw, Sloan.