I had an old dog, and his name was blue   Bet your life he was a good dog too   Blue chased a possum up a hollow limb   Possum won, got the best of him   Bye-bye blue   You good dog, you   Bye-bye blue   You good dog, you   Blue he died, and he died so hard   He shook the ground in my backyard   We lowered him down with a golden chain   Every link we'd call his name   Bye-bye blue   You good dog, you   Bye-bye blue   You good dog, you   My old blue was a good old hound   You could hear him holler for miles around   When I get to heaven, first thing I'll do   I'll grab my horn and call old blue   Bye-bye blue   You good dog, you   Bye-bye blue   You good dog, you   Bye-bye blue   You good dog, you   Bye-bye blue   You good dog, you   Bye-bye blue