Jim Jackson - Old Dog Blue lyrics

I'm goin' back where I come fr' I'm goin' back where I come fr' I'm going back to Giles County My wife died and left me a bounty With them pretty girls ganged around me That's the reason why I'm goin' to Giles County Had a old dog and 'is name was Blue You know Blue was mighty true You know Blue was a good old dog Blue treed a possum in a hollow log You know from that he's a good old dog Blue treed a possum out on a limb Blue looked at me and I looked at him Grabbed that possum, put him in a sack Took me and Blue 'til I get back Here, Ring! Here, Ring, here! Here, Ring! Here, Ring, here! Who been here since I been gone? Little bitty girl with the red dress on Who been here since I been gone? Little bitty girl with the red dress on Old Blue's feet was big and round Old Blue's feet was big and round Never 'lowed a possum to tetch the ground Me and Blue went out on a hunt Blue treed a possum in a hollow stump You know, Blue was a good old dog Blue treed a possum in a hollow log You know from that he's a good old dog When old Blue died and I dug his grave I dug his grave with a silver spade I let him down with a golden chain And every link I called his name Go on, Blue, you good dog, you Go on, Blue, you good dog, you Blue laid down and died like a man Blue laid down and died like a man Now he's treein' possums in the Promised Land I'm gonna tell you this to let you know Old Blue's gone where the good dogs go When I hear old Blue bark When I hear old Blue bark Blue treed a possum in Norah's Ark Blue treed a possum in Norah's Ark