Old Blue

My wife died and left me a farm

My wife died and left me a farm

My wife died and left me a farm

That's why I'm going down to Charlestown

I had an old dog and his name was Blue

I had an old dog and his name was Blue

I had an old dog and his name was Blue

I'll bet you five dollars he's a good dog too

Crying hey Blue, you good dog you

Blue treed a possum in a hollow log

Blue treed a possum in a hollow log

Blue treed a possum in a hollow log

You can tell by that he's a damn good dog

Blue got that possum out on a limb

Got that possum out on a limb

Got that possum out on a limb

Blue barked at the possum, possum growled at him

Crying hey Blue, I'm coming too

I baked that possum nice and brown

I baked that possum nice and brown

I baked that possum nice and brown

And I laid them hoe cakes all around

Crying hey Blue, you can have some too

When old Blue died, he died so hard

Shook the ground in my backyard

I dug his grave with a silver spade

And I lowered him down with a golden chain

Every leg I did call his name

Crying hey Blue, you good dog you

I wanna tell you so you know

I wanna tell you so you know

I wanna tell you so you know

Old Blue's gone where the good dogs go

Crying hey Blue, you good dog you

My wife died and left me a farm

My wife died and left me a farm

My wife died and left me a farm

That's why I'm going down to Charlestown

Crying hey Blue, you good dog you