[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