Ralph McTell - Old Brown Dog lyrics

That old brown dog sleeps in the rain Unless the sun has shone That old brown dog is all alone Since Old Bill been gone And sleeping in the rain Only gives a dog a bad name If Bill were alive Well I know he would decide To have the same thing done That old brown dog he smells so bad Say the people from the town That old brown dog is almost lame Someone should put him down It would be an act of kindness You know it's for the best You bring a rope, bring a gun And it'll all be over Before the dog can guess Could an old brown dog have become wise Guessed they were all after him His hearing was failing, and his eyes Were fast growing dim On the day they came to k** him He sensed a rabbit on a log Did anybody see a rabbit Chased across the meadows By an old brown dog That old brown dog, tail wagging As he laid himself down It did not seam to matter That the rabbit had long gone to ground And there in the summer heat His old heart ceased to beat And high above the meadow The skylarks singing As the spark went out