Gilbert was just 18 years of age
when he first took himself a wife.
But she proved to be unfaithful,
He turned bitter against all women,
only used them when he could.
a mangy old blue -heeler for a friend
Years ago old Gilbert found a puppy
by the roadside left to die
beneath the frosty southern sky,
Gilbert picked him up and raised him,
and a bond of friendship grew,
a friendship that was never
Then one day Gilbert woke to find
his old track mate was gone
And he began a search that never was to
Gilbert used to work a while
and then he'd go to town on one big spree
It was the only way he knew
to ease the pain of hurtful memories
while Gilbert drank away his cares
His old dog was impounded
When they couldn't find its owner,
the dog was put to sleep,
Gilbert roamed from town to town,
still searching for the friend
It was the final blow from fate
that really turned the old
He was ridiculed in bar rooms,
he was laughed at in the streets,
Still searching for his friend
Till someone found him dead one day
beneath a table in a park,
With a collar and a chain
Years ago old Gilbert found a puppy
by the roadside left to die
beneath the frosty southern sky
Gilbert picked him up and raised him
and a bond of friendship grew
A friendship that was never
Then one day Gilbert woke to find
his old track mate was gone
And he began a search that
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