(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 he's hungry, he's old, and 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 gave him a piece a' my ham salad He up an' licked on my nose
He gave him a of his ham salad sandwich And reached up and licked on his Old Sloan...
Well, I opened the of my old beat-up semi an old dirty shirt 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 together On the byways of we did roam (They did roam...) With his paws on the an' his head out the winda 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' last May, four miles north a' I to use a pay telephone (Pay telephone...) Old Sloan made a fireplug, while I a phone call An' when I come back, he was
Well I searched forty miles of that highway And the byways that we used to (Used to roam...) From Ricketts to Red Line, Magnolia to But I just find poor ol' Sloan
From to Jacksonville, Quick to Correctionville Looked the end for old Sloan
Poor ol' fella. He didn't no license, nor shots, nor nothin'.
I he's a goner.
When on a cold winter day on the ninth of I's my rig all alone (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 was a-waggin', his tongue was a-draggin' An' I the door for old Sloan
His tail was a-waggin', his tongue was And he the door for old Sloan Old Sloan...
I gave him a hug as he licked me all over An' I threw him his old bone (Old dirty bone...) Then in through the jumped a poodle from Pisgah An' she set on beside Sloan
Then in the winder come a poodle from Pisgah And set herself beside Sloan. Old Sloan...
So that's ya been, boy.
Hey! kinda purty.
Aw, Sloan.