(Bill Fries, Davis)
Well, I found him on the corner of Seventh and 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'
I bent 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 him a piece of his ham salad sandwich And reached up and on his nose Old Sloan...
Well, I opened the door of my old semi an old dirty shirt on the floor (On the floor...) He hopped in an' laid hisself down by the up and started to snore
For we went truckin' them highways together On the byways of life we did (They did roam...) With his paws on the an' his head out the winda An' his ears in the breeze, blowin'
With his on the dashboard, his head out the winder And his ears in the breeze gently Old Sloan...
When one mornin' May, four miles north a' Mondamin I stopped to use a pay (Pay telephone...) Old Sloan made a fireplug, while I made a call An' when I back, he was gone
Well I forty miles of that Interstate highway And the that we used to roam (Used to roam...) Ricketts 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
ol' fella. He didn't have no license, nor shots, nor nothin'.
I thought 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 in my left rear-view mirror An' my ears heard the of old Sloan
He's runnin' as as his old legs could run 'im An' cryin' for me to slow (To slow down...) His tail was a-waggin', his tongue was 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 him a hug as he licked me all over An' I him his old dirty bone (Old dirty bone...) Then in through the winda a poodle from Pisgah An' she set on down beside
Then in through the winder a poodle from Pisgah And set down beside Sloan. Old Sloan...
So that's ya been, boy.
Hey! She's purty.
Aw, Sloan.