Jim Jackson
Jim Jackson
Jim Jackson
Jim Jackson
Jim Jackson
Jim Jackson
Jim Jackson
Jim Jackson
Jim Jackson
Jim Jackson
This Delta Blues classic is not only one of Jim Jackson’s best songs in terms of guitar playing, but also one of the only Delta songs to break into the mainstream in original form. The great play Fences featured the song’s lyrics prominently and withought much alteration. The song itself primarily d...
[Verse 1]
I'm going back where I come
I'm going back where I come
I'm going back to Giles county
My wife died and left me a bounty
With them pretty girl gangs around
Thats the reason I'm going to Giles county
Had an old dog, his name was Blue
You know Blue was mighty true
[Chorus]
You know Blue was a good old dog
Blue treed a possum in a hollow log
You know from that he was a good old dog
[Verse 2]
Blue treed a possum out on a limb
Blue looked at me and I looked at him
Grabbed that possum put him in sack
Dont move Blue till I get back
Hear it ring, hear it ring, yeah!
Hear it ring, hear it ring, yeah!
Who been here since I been gone?
Little pretty girl with the red dress on
Who been here since I been gone?
Little pretty girl with the red dress on
Old Blue's feets was big and round
Old Blue's feets was big and round
Never allowed a possum to touch the ground
Me and Blue went out on a hunt
Blue treed a possum in a hollow stump
[Chorus]
You know Blue was a good old dog
Blue treed a possum in a hollow log
You know from that he was a good old dog
[Verse 3]
But old Blue died and I dug his grave
I dug his grave with a silver spade
I let him down with a golden chain
And every link I called his name
Woah, Blue, you good dog you!
Woah, Blue, you good dog you!
Blue laid down and died like a man
Blue laid down and died like a man
Now he's treeing possum in the promissed land
I'm gonna tell you this to let you know
Old Blue's gone where good dogs go
When I hear old Blue's bark
When I hear old Blue's bark
Blue treed a possum in Noah's ark
Blue treed a possum in Noah's ark
Old Dog Blue was written by Traditional.