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Ol’ Red Lyrics by Bug Fight

F¡GHT N¡GHT

2018

On the eve of our fourth anniversary I caught my beloved in the warm embrace of another
The aftermath of which resulted in my detention for 99 years in state prison
Not far from the border between Ware and Baker counties
Close in proximity to the state line between Florida and Georgia
Over my first two years as ward of the stateI managed to befriend the warden, who, in turn
Repaid in kind with the promise of a lifе spent looking after his dog, Red
Now Ol’ Rеd, he was the damnedest dog I’d ever seen
With a powerful nose that’d smell a two-day trail - a bonafide trackin’ machine
Despite all of the other methods of escaping this hell, past the gators and the quicksand fence
In all my years here I have never seen anybody get past Red
“Come on somebody why don't you run
Ol' Red's itchin' to have a little fun
Get my lantern get my gun
Red'll have you tree’d 'fore the mornin' comes”
So I struck up a plan, payed off the guard and relayed a letter to my cousin in Tennessee
To bring me down a blue-tick hound, the prettiest one he could find
Had ‘em pin her up in the swamplands about a mile just south of the gate
And every evening, while taking Red out for his runs
I’d lead him ‘round, light a cigarette, and just wait
“Come on somebody why don't you run
Ol' Red's itchin' to have a little fun
Get my lantern get my gun
Red'll have you tree’d 'fore the mornin' comes”
After a few weeks Red had gotten mighty accustomed to his evening strolls
So I decided to take a new route. Though he didn’t take kindly to this sudden change
It was 4 days later that I decided to strike out on a run neath the setting sun
I heard the bell as they let Red out and a grin streaked across my face
As I escaped North and Red headed South!
“Come on somebody why don't you run
Ol' Red's itchin' to have a little fun
Get my lantern get my gun
Red'll have you tree’d 'for the mornin' comes”
Red-haired blue ticks
All in the South
Love got me in here
And love got me out
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Bug Fight

Bug Fight

About “Ol’ Red” by Bug Fight

Read the complete lyrics to "Ol’ Red" by Bug Fight from the album "F¡GHT N¡GHT" in 2018. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Noise Rock, Experimental Rock, Bluegrass.

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"Ol’ Red" appears on "F¡GHT N¡GHT" in 2018.

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