Old Dog Blue

Traditional
Additional Music and Lyrics by Lacy J. Dalton

 

Had an old doggie and I called him Blue
Listen, I'm gonna' tell you what Blue could do

Well I grabbed my gun and I blowed my horn
I am goin' to catch a possum in the new ground corn

Old Blue's got a possum up in a tree
Well I look up at him, and he looks at me

Well I grabbed my gun and I shot him down
And Old Blue picks up possum and he brings him around

Now Old Blue he's a fine old doggie
And I'm proud as a peacock he belonged to me

But when Old Blue died he died so old, so hard
I dug him a cold grave in my door yard

Well I dug Blue's grave with a silver spade
And I lowered Old Blue down on a link of chain

Now when I get to heaven first thing I'll do
Gonna' grab my old bugle and call up Blue

Come on Blue, Come on boy... I'm home

©2004 Blue Piggie Music, BMI