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Traditional song found in southern and midwestern United States. Besides this Burl Ives version there are many versions of the lyrics, and many versions of the melody.

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I had an old dog and his name was Blue
And I betcha you five dollars he's a good one too
Saying „Come on Blue“, mm-mm.
Blue chased a possum up a simon tree
Blue looked at the possum, possum looked at me
Saying „Go on, Blue, you can have some too“.
Baked that possum, good and brown
Laid them sweet potatoes round and round,
Saying „Come on Blue, you can have some too“.
Old Blue died and he died so hard
That he jarred the ground in my backyard,
Saying „Go on Blue, I'm a coming too“
I dug his grave with a silver spade
And I let him down with a golden chain,
Saying „Go on Blue, I'm a coming' too“.
When I get to Heaven, first thing I'll do,
Grab my horn and I'll blow for Old Blue
Saying „Come on Blue, finally got here too“.

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from From Over There to Over Here 1 - USA & England, released November 4, 2014
Recorded and produced by Hrvoje Nikšić at Kramasonik studio, Zagreb

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Dunja Knebl Zagreb, Croatia

I have recorded 16 albums of less known or forgotten traditional Croatian folk songs released by different labels as compact discs, 3 of which are on BC. Here you can also find my recordings of folk songs from some other countries I have lived in (free download), some live concerts from the past (free download), and my singer-songwriter album Love Li(v)es. ... more

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