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1. When I was a lad, Old Shep was a pup,
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over
hills and meadows we'd stray.
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Just a boy and his dog, we
were both full of fun,
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we
grew up together that way.
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I remember the time at the old
swimming hole,
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when
I would have drowned beyond doubt
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But Old Shep
was right there, to the rescue he came,
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he
jumped in and helped pull me out.
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2. As the years fast did roll, Old Shep he grew old,
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his
eyes were fast growing dim,
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and
one day the doctor looked at me and said,
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I can do no more for him, Jim.
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With hands that were
trembling, I picked up my gun,
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and
aimed it at Shep's faithful head.
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I just couldn't do it, I wanted to run,
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I wished they would shoot me instead.
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3. He came to my side and looked up at me,
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and laid his poor
head on my knee.
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I stroked the best friend a man ever had,
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I
cried so I scarcely could see.
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Old Shep,
he has gone where the good doggies go,
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and no
more with Old Shep will I roam.
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But if dogs have a heaven,
there's one thing I know,
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Old Shep
has a wonderful home.
(orig. = no capo; midi = capo 3rd) (Elvis Presley)