Old Rattler — текст песни (Stanley Brothers)

Rattler was a good old dog as blind as he could be
But every night at suppertime I believe that dog could see

Here Rattler here here Rattler here
Call old Rattler from the barn here Rattler here

Rattler breaked the other night I thought he treed a coon
When I come to find him he`s barkin` at the moon

Rattler was a friendly dog even though he was blind
He wouldn`t hurt a living thing he was so very kind

One night I saw a big fat coon climb into a tree
I called Ol` Rattler right away to fetch him down for me

But Rattler wouldn`t fetch for me because he liked that coon
I saw them walking paw in paw later by the light of the moon

Grandpa had a muley cow muley since she was born
It took a jaybird forty years to fly from horn to horn

Now old Rattler`s dead and gone like all the good dogs do
Don`t put on the dog yourself or you`ll be going there too