(Bill Fries, Davis)
Well, I him on the corner of Seventh and Main In the township of Sloan (Township of Sloan...) tired, and he's hungry, he's old, and he's grungy And parked in a no-parkin'
Well I bent 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 up an' licked on my nose
He him a piece of his ham salad sandwich And up and licked on his nose Old Sloan...
Well, I opened the door of my old beat-up Threw an old dirty shirt on the (On the floor...) He hopped in an' laid hisself down by the up and started to snore
For years we went them highways together On the byways of life we did (They did roam...) his paws on the dashboard an' his head out the winda An' his ears in the breeze, gently
With his on the dashboard, his head out the winder And his ears in the gently blowin' Old Sloan...
When one mornin' last May, miles north a' Mondamin I to use a pay telephone (Pay telephone...) Old Sloan a fireplug, while I made a phone call An' when I back, he was gone
Well I searched forty miles of that highway And the byways that we used to (Used to roam...) From to Red Line, Magnolia to Woodbine But I just couldn't poor ol' Sloan
From Fiscus to Jacksonville, Quick to Looked like the end for old
Poor ol' fella. He have no license, nor shots, nor nothin'.
I thought a goner.
When on a cold winter day on the 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 of old Sloan
He's as fast as his old legs could run 'im An' for me to slow down (To slow down...) His tail was a-waggin', his tongue was An' I opened the for old Sloan
His tail was a-waggin', his was a-draggin' And he opened the for old Sloan Old Sloan...
I gave him a hug as he licked me all over An' I threw him his old dirty (Old dirty bone...) Then in through the winda jumped a poodle Pisgah An' she set on down beside
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.