(Bill Fries, Davis)
Well, I found him on the of Seventh 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
Well I down an' says "How ya doin', old fella?" He to get up on his own (On his own...) I gave 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 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' laid hisself by the gearshift up and started to snore
For years we went truckin' them highways On the of life we did roam (They did roam...) his paws on the dashboard an' his head out the winda An' his in the breeze, gently blowin'
With his paws on the dashboard, his out the winder And his ears in the gently blowin' Old Sloan...
When one mornin' last May, four miles north a' I stopped to use a pay (Pay telephone...) Old Sloan made a fireplug, while I made a phone An' I come back, he was gone
Well I forty 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 find 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.
When on a winter day on the ninth of November I's drivin' my rig all (All alone...) When my eye caught a blur in my left rear-view An' my heard the sound of old Sloan
runnin' as fast as his old legs could run 'im An' cryin' for me to slow down (To down...) His tail was a-waggin', his was a-draggin' An' I the door 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 me all over An' I threw him his old dirty bone (Old bone...) Then in through the winda jumped a poodle Pisgah An' she set on down beside
Then in through the winder come a from Pisgah And set herself down Sloan. Old Sloan...
So that's ya been, boy.
Hey! She's purty.
Aw, Sloan.