Little Buddy — текст песни (Hank Snow)

Words & Music by Hank Snow

Broken hearted and so sad, golden curls all wet with tears,
`twas a picture of sorrow to see.
Kneeling close to the side of his pal and only pride,
A little lad these words he told me.

He was such a lovely doggie and to me he was such fun,
but today as we played by the way
A drunken man got mad at him because he barked in joy,
He beat him and he`s dying here today.

Will you call the doctor please and tell him if he comes right now,
he`ll save my precious doggie `cause I`ll pray.
Then he stroked the fluffy head but his little pal was dead,
Just a shiver and he slowly passed away.

4th and 5th verse are spoken

He didn`t know his dog had died, so I told him as he cried
"Come with me son we`ll get that doctor right away"
"But I can`t leave him here alone, I must get my doggie home
So while you`re gone I`ll kneel beside him, sir and I`ll pray."

But when I returned he had his little pal upon his knee
And the teardrops they were blinding his big blue eyes,
"You`re too late, sir my doggie`s dead and no help can save him now
But I`ll meet my precious Buddy up in the sky."

By a tiny narrow grave, where the willows sadly wave,
are these words on a shingle of pine:
"Little Buddy rest in peace, God will watch you thru` the years,
`Cause I told Him in my prayers that you were mine."