(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 hungry, he's old, and he's grungy And parked in a zone
Well I bent 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 up an' licked on my nose
He gave him a 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 on the floor (On the floor...) He hopped in an' laid down by the gearshift Curled up and to snore
For years we went truckin' highways together On the of life we did roam (They did roam...) With his paws on the dashboard an' his out the winda An' his in the breeze, gently blowin'
With his paws on the dashboard, his out the winder And his in the breeze gently blowin' Old Sloan...
When one last May, four miles north a' Mondamin I stopped to use a pay (Pay telephone...) Old made a fireplug, while I made a phone call An' when I back, he was gone
I searched forty miles of that Interstate highway And the byways that we used to (Used to roam...) From to Red Line, Magnolia to Woodbine But I couldn't find poor ol' Sloan
From Fiscus to Jacksonville, to Correctionville 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 ninth of I's drivin' my rig all (All alone...) When my eye caught a blur in my left rear-view An' my ears heard the sound of old
He's runnin' as as his old legs could run 'im An' for me to slow down (To slow down...) His tail was a-waggin', his was a-draggin' An' I opened the for old Sloan
His was a-waggin', his tongue was a-draggin' 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 bone (Old dirty bone...) Then in through the jumped a poodle from Pisgah An' she set on beside Sloan
Then in through the winder a poodle from Pisgah And set herself beside Sloan. Old Sloan...
So that's ya been, boy.
Hey! She's purty.
Aw, Sloan.