Ol Red Song

Now ol red got real used to seeing his lady every night and so i kept him away for three or four days and waited till the time got right well i made my run with the evenin sun and i smiled when i heard em turn red out.

Ol red song. And i d take ol red for his evening run i d just drop him off and wait and the warden sang 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 treed before the mornin comes now ol red got real used to seeing his lady every night and so i kept him away for three or four days and. The song tells how the prisoner hatches a successful plan to escape from jail which involves ol red. The song s narrator is a prisoner who is offered a job to take care of the titular prison dog a bloodhound who is well known among the inmates for his skill at tracking escaped prisoners. The beat to the song and especially the chorus is fun too.

Caught my wife with another man now i m doin ninety nine at a prison down in georgia close to the florida line i ve been here for twelve long years and i finally made. Once he got it onto his album he had to fight to get it released as a single. It s about a man who caught his wife cheating and he killed her and her lover and wound up in prison. Blake shelton ol red official music video from the album blake shelton check out the blake shelton official music videos playlist.

And i d take ol red for his evening run i d just drop him off and wait and the warden sang 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 treed before the mornin comes now ol red got real used to seeing his lady every night and so i kept him away for three or four days and. Ol red is a song written by james bo bohon don goodman and mark sherrill. After holding onto it for many years he had to fight his record company to get it on his debut album. Copyright disclaimer under section 107 of the copyright act 1976 allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism comment news reporting.

He made nice with the warden and his duty for the rest of his life was to walk the dog ol red. You have to listen to the song to see what happens with the dog.