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
Bet you five dollars
He's a good dog too

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

Well, old Blue died
And he died so hard
Shook the ground in my backyard
We lowered him down with a golden chain
At every link we called his name

(* Repeat)

My old Blue was a good old hound
You could hear him hollerin' miles around
When I get to Heaven, first thing I'll do
Is grab the horn and call for Blue

(* Repeat out)