C. W. McCall - Sloan Lyrics






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

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'

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

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 'I'm
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

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

Then in through the winder come a poodle from Pisgah
And set herself down beside Sloan
Old Sloan...

So that's where ya been, boy

Hey! She's kinda purty

Aw, Sloan





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  1. B.... S....

    Listening to this song on the 9th of November and it took me back 40 years...
    Used to listen to the whole Wolf Creek Pass LP in my room on a JC Penny AM/FM Cassette Turntable combo.

  2. b.... ....

    I wonder what kind of dog he is

  3. T.... ....

    I love listening to Bill Fries’s music, probably because I’m from Sioux City and I know Sloan Iowa and Pisgah. I live in lincoln now, but still love the Siouxland area.

  4. E.... M....

    Is he still around.

  5. E.... M....

    wonderful music unlike some crap today.

  6. H.... 7....

    I miss my dad.....

    H.... 7....

    I do too my Friend.:(

  7. t.... ....

    This song made me cry when I was a kid. Damn dog...

    t.... ....

    try listening to jimmy Dean's Oklahoma Bill
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5eMBqJfTwg

  8. J.... M....

    Aaahhhh!!!  I used to listen to this with my dad.  Old Sloan was my absolute favorite.  I must've been 5 or 6. Sadly he passed in 1979.  And I kinda forgot about it.  Until now.  Thank you for taking me back!!

  9. 1.... ....

    Sloane! Ha! Excellent!! Thanks for the flashback!!!

    1.... ....

    1fanger sloan

  10. n.... ....

    I've been truckin' for nigh on forty years, I never get tired of listening to CW McCall,

    n.... ....

    My parents were truckers for around 20 years. So my father is a bit, well, "old fashioned." We listen to C.W. McCall on a cassette tape in our Bravada quite often. God that is some good music

  11. c.... ....

    I live in Pisgah.

  12. S.... P....

    THis guy has the best songs ever. I can close my eyes and perfectly imagine what's happening.

  13. r.... b....

    U SHOULD HAVE PICS OF SLOANWOULD B NICE.

  14. r.... b....

    great song i have a pom ,they are vgood dogs.

    r.... b....

    Pomeranian?

  15. L.... C....

    I never even heard of this song until now.

  16. e.... ....

    Thanks for the good-quality recordings, madgab! "Sloan" is one of the gems that never got digitized, as far as I know.

  17. u.... ....

    Any one who wants to send a card or letter to Bill (CW McCall) his address is
    Bill Fries
    P.O. Box E
    Ouray, CO 81427

    He was born November 15, 1928 I talked to him a month ago and he still sounds good. Send him a Birthday card or Christmas card to let him know we still care.

    u.... ....

    user208351 He still alive??

    u.... ....

    Tell him Happy (Belated)Birthday, from the east coast!

    u.... ....

    I should send him a picture of Sloan (the town)!

  18. t.... ....

    You rule, Sir.

  19. R.... &....

    Just awesome