The Dog Song

Mr. hamilton had a dog called billy joe

His only daughter bought it for him so he wouldn't feel alone

For mrs. hamilton had died a long, long time ago

So mr. hamilton loved this dog called billy joe

But when he woke up one day he noticed the dog was gone

So he came to me and asked me to write this song

Billy joe will you come back to me? if you can, i'll be glad

You were the only thing i cared about, as an old, aging man

Mrs. hamilton was in an accident last winter

She was walking 'cross the road when a motorcycle hit her

And mr. hamilton received a call from the police station

He rushed down to the hospital, where they kept him waiting

And mr. hamilton was sitting right beside her bed

When the doctor came in and soon pronounced her dead

Billy joe will you come back to me? if you can, i'll be glad

You were the only thing i cared about, as an old, aging man

Billy joe will you come back to me? if you can, i'll be glad

You were the only thing i cared about, as an old, aging man

Mr. hamilton had a dog called billy joe

But the dog had run away a long, long time ago

And one cloudy afternoon he went to the cemetery

And he found the dog just sitting by mrs. hamilton's grave