Page type: lyric reference
Artist: The Byrds
Canonical path: /byrds/old-blue
Related lyric paths: 6
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Old Blue
Read Old Blue lyrics by The Byrds on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Old Blue
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Well I had an old dog and his name was Blue
Yes I had an old dog and his name was Blue
Well I had an old dog and his name was Blue
I bet you five dollars he´s a good dog too
Old Blue chased a possum up a holler limb
Blue chased a possum up a holler limb
Blue chased a possum up a holler limb
The possum growled, Blue whined at him
Bye Bye Blue, you good dog you
Bye Bye Blue, you good dog you
When old Blue died he died so hard
He shook the ground in my back yard
We lowered him down with a golden chain
and every link we called his name
My old Blue was a good old hound
You´d hear him holler miles around
When I get to heaven first thing I´ll do
is grab my horn and call for Blue
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