Jim Lesses: Had Me a Dog (Sandy)

This song came to me in a flash of inspiration one warm August night while holidaying on the Aegean island of Ikaria, and almost wrote itself. I don't know what the inspiration or trigger for the song was, but I'm glad to have received it from my Muse.

I apologise for the poor sound quality, but my laptop computer has taken a beating over the last few months, and won't record anything without filling the audio with clicks and pops. I've tried to clean it up as best I can (the sound quality, that is), but it still leaves much to be desired. At least the song is listenable.

You can hear more songs and download free MP3s from my website at: http://www.jimlesses.com

I look forward to your comments.

=====================================

Had Me a Dog (Sandy)
© 2008. Jim Lesses. All Rights Reserved.
Words & Music: Jim Lesses.

I had me a dog, and I called her Sandy,
She was smart, and she was handy.
Chasing rabbits over Bunker hill,
Catching salmon by the Franklin Mill.

She was smarter than a ten cent preacher,
Smarter than my high school teacher.
Count to ten -- that ain't no lie,
Jump three feet, and catch a passing fly.

CHORUS
But old Sandy's dead and gone,
Left me here to sing this song.
Reminding me of lazy days,
And all my rough and rowdy ways.


I had me a dog, and I called her Sandy,
Spun her tales of men and brandy.
Of wild, wild women, and whiskey too,
But I can't help think she always knew.

We'd sit by the fire, and I'd read her stories,
'Call of the Wild', and dime store glories.
When I sang her favourite song,
You should'ave heard Sandy singing along.

CHORUS
But old Sandy's dead and gone...


I had me a dog, and I called her Sandy,
I loved to feed her lock-jaw candy.
She'd grin and chew, then grin some more,
And leave me rolling on the kitchen floor.

She wagged her tail at friends and strangers,
Always warned of hidden dangers.
But the night she found that rattler-snake,
Was poor old Sandy's last mistake.

CHORUS
Now, old Sandy's dead and gone...

CODA:
I had me a dog, and I called her Sandy,
She was smart, and she was handy...

=====================================
* LEARN IT * SING IT * SHARE IT *
=====================================

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Jim
• Lesses
• Adelaide
• Australia
• singer
• songwriter
• dogs
• sandy
• pets
• love
• death

[rockinfortheplanet]

Jim I'll be coming back to listen and view, my pc also has worked overtime these last few months and sometimes I can't get youtube vids to play without stop/starts but I'm looking forward to hearing this song and wish you all the best :)

[fugginusernames]

most dogs are smarter then my high school teachers aswell

oh poor sandy

[Weaseldog2001]

So sad. Most of us know how you feel.