Old Rattler Lyrics - The Lost Topic Tapes: Cowes Harbour 1957 - Ramblin' Jack Elliott

Rattler was a good old dog as blind as he could be 

But every night at suppertime I believe that dog could see 

Here Rattler here here Rattler here 

Call old Rattler from the barn here Rattler here 

Rattler barked the other night I thought he treed a coon 

When I come to find him he's barkin' at the moon 

Rattler was a friendly dog even though he was blind 

He wouldn't hurt a living thing he was so very kind 

One night I saw a big fat coon climb into a tree 

I called Ol' Rattler right away to fetch him down for me 

But Rattler wouldn't fetch for me because he liked that coon 

I saw them walking paw in paw later by the light of the moon 

Grandpa had a muley cow muley since she was born 

It took a jaybird forty years to fly from horn to horn 

Now old Rattler's dead and gone like all the good dogs do 

Don't put on the dog yourself or you'll be going there too