(Bill Fries, Davis)
Well, I found him on the of Seventh and Main 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 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 reached up and on his nose Old Sloan...
Well, I opened the of my old beat-up semi Threw an old shirt 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 highways On the byways of we did roam (They did roam...) With his paws on the dashboard an' his head out the An' his ears in the breeze, gently
With his on the dashboard, his head out the winder And his in the breeze gently blowin' Old Sloan...
When one mornin' last May, miles north a' Mondamin I to use a pay telephone (Pay telephone...) Old Sloan made a fireplug, I made a phone call An' when I come back, he was
Well I searched miles of that Interstate highway And the byways that we to roam (Used to roam...) Ricketts to Red Line, Magnolia to Woodbine But I just find poor ol' Sloan
From Fiscus to Jacksonville, Quick to Looked like the end for old
Poor ol' fella. He didn't no license, nor shots, nor nothin'.
I he's a goner.
When on a cold day on the ninth of November I's my rig all alone (All alone...) When my eye caught a blur in my 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 the door for old Sloan
His tail was a-waggin', his tongue was 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 bone (Old bone...) Then in through the winda jumped a from Pisgah An' she set on beside Sloan
Then in through the winder come a poodle from And set down beside Sloan. Old Sloan...
So that's ya been, boy.
Hey! She's purty.
Aw, Sloan.