Old Dog Blue
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Transcription: by Darryl D. Bush
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I had a dog and his name was Blue
I had a dog and his name was Blue
I had a dog and his name was Blue
Betcha five dollars he's a good 'un too
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Here Blue, you good dog you
Shouldered my gun and I tooted my horn (3x)
Gonna find a possum in the new ground corn
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Old Blue barked and I went to see (3x)
Cornered a possum up in a tree
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Possum come out on a swinging limb (3x)
Blue barked at the possum, possum growled
at him
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Blue grinned at me and I winked at him (3x)
I shook the possum out an' Blue took him in
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Baked that possum nice and brown (3x)
And I layed them sweet 'taters round and round
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Old Blue died and he died so hard (3x)
Shook the ground in my backyard
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Dug his grave with a silver spade (3x)
Lowered him down with links of chain
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Every link I did call his name (3x)
Here Blue, you good dog you
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When I get to heaven first thing I'll do (3x)
Take my horn and blow for Blue
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Come on Blue, come on Blue (3x)
There's a possum in Heaven for me and you
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"Old Dog Blue" (also known as "Old Blue") is an old folk song, believed to have<br> originated from the minstrel shows of the late 19th century. A 1928 version by<br> Jim Jackson, entitled "Old Dog Blue", it is included in the Anthology of American<br> Folk Music. It has been recorded by <br> Joan Baez, The Byrds, Furry Lewis, Guy Carawan, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Cisco Houston,<br> The Dillards, Bob Gibson and Bob Camp, Sam Hinton, Pete Seeger, Dave Van Ronk, <br> Ian & Sylvia and many others.<br> It was printed in The Joan Baez Songbook, Alan Lomax's The Folk Songs of North America<br> and The Burl Ives Songbook.<br> I think I first learned it from Burl Ives.<br>
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