Well, i found him on the corner of seventh and main
In the iowa township of sloan (township of sloan...)
He`s tired, and he`s hungry, he`s old, and he`s grungy
And parked in a no-parkin` zone
Well i bent down an` says "how ya doin`, old fella?"
He tried to get up on his own (on his own...)
When i gave him a piece a` my ham salad sandwich
He reached up an` licked on my nose
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He gave him a piece of his ham salad sandwich
And reached up and licked on his nose
Old sloan...
Well, i opened the door of my old beat-up semi
Threw an old dirty shirt on the floor (on the floor...)
He hopped in an` laid hisself down by the gearshift
Curled up and started to snore
For years we went truckin` them highways together
On the byways of life we did roam (they did roam...)
With his paws on the dashboard an` his head out the winda
An` his ears in the breeze, gently blowin`
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With his paws on the dashboard, his head out the winder
And his ears in the breeze gently blowin`
Old sloan...
When one mornin` last may, four miles north a` mondamin
I stopped to use a pay telephone (pay telephone...)
Old sloan made a fireplug, while i made a phone call
An` when i come back, he was gone
Well i searched forty miles of that interstate highway
And the byways that we used to roam (used to roam...)
From ricketts to red line, magnolia to woodbine
But i just couldn`t find poor ol` sloan
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From fiscus to jacksonville, quick to correctionville
Looked like the end for old sloan
Poor ol` fella. he didn`t have no license, nor shots, nor nothin`.
I thought he`s a goner.
When on a cold winter day on the ninth of november
I`s drivin` my rig all alone (all alone...)
When my eye caught a blur in my left rear-view mirror
An` my ears heard the sound of old sloan
He`s runnin` as fast as his old legs could run `im
An` cryin` for me to slow down (to slow down...)
His tail was a-waggin`, his tongue was a-draggin`
An` i opened the door for old sloan
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His tail was a-waggin`, his tongue was a-draggin`
And he opened the door for old sloan
Old sloan...
Well i gave him a hug as he licked me all over
An` i threw him his old dirty bone (old dirty bone...)
Then in through the winda jumped a poodle from pisgah
An` she set on down beside sloan
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Then in through the winder come a poodle from pisgah
And set herself down beside sloan.
Old sloan...