By the banks of a stream sat one day
The boys decided old rover must die
A nuisance well out of the way
The poor old fellow stood
His fate he couldn't quite understand
With a wag of his tail and
He reached out and licked
Remember I'm your best friend, boys
Oh, no one could love you so true
Tomorrow I'll play games with you
I know I am old and quite in the way
But life to me still holds a charm
Well, I've only one favor to ask of you,
Let me spend my last days
With a rope, round his neck
His pleading seemed of no avail
Just then one of the boys slipped
The oth er stood by, deadly pale
A loud cry for help and old rover plunged in
No sight of old age or delay
The waves dashing by in his
(Remember I'm your best friend,
Tomorrow I'll play games with you
I know I am old and quite in the way
But life to me still holds a charm
Well, I've only one favor
Let me spend my last days on the farm
