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Railroad Dog

from Hazelnut by Squirrel Butter

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18. Railroad Dog:
Inspired by our dog, Larry, this song goes out to all our furry friends and salty dogs.

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I don’t get much company
Coming to my shack
It’s just a little box of metal and wood
All alone by the railroad track
I used to be scared and lonely
And the times were mighty hard
But that was then, I found a friend
He’s my little railroad dog

Railroad dog
By the railroad yard
He’s a friend of mine
Better beware if you see him tonight
He’ll whoop you back, up and down the track
He’s my little railroad dog

He’s the meanest dog you ever saw
For miles and miles around
He don’t look like much, just a scruffy mutt
With his long tongue hanging down
When a gang of fools tried to rough me up
I gave my friend a call
With just three legs and one eyeball
He whooped them, he whooped them all

Railroad dog
By the railroad yard
He’s a friend of mine
Better beware if you see him tonight
He’ll whoop you back, up and down the track
He’s my little railroad dog

When the freight whistle blows
He's heading for a boxcar door
Fetching balls in Arkansas
Or digging bones down in Muscle Shoals
He's got bitches up in Scranton
To St Louis down to San Antone
I gave him a name, but he chewed it off
He's just my little railroad dog

Railroad dog
By the railroad yard
He's a friend of mine
Better beware if you see him tonight
He'll whoop you back, up and down the track
He's my little railroad dog

One day a train rattled my walls
And he didn't even budge
Didn't even open his eyeball
I loved that dog so much
I poured a little whiskey, just to ease my worried mind
Then he jumped right up, took the bottle from me
And rambled on down the line

Railroad dog
By the railroad yard
He's a friend of mine
Better beware if you see him tonight
He'll whoop you back, up and down the track
He's my little railroad dog

credits

from Hazelnut, released July 8, 2022
Written by Charlie Beck
banjo, vocal- Charlie
guitar, vocal- Charmaine
bass- Matt

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Squirrel Butter Seattle, Washington

Based in Seattle, husband & wife duo Squirrel Butter, Charlie Beck & Charmaine Slaven, performs traditional and original music primarily influenced by Appalachian, early country, jug band, and blues artists from the late 1800’s through 1950’s.

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