[Verse 1] On a saggin’ ol’ porch in an Alabama sun, Lies a hound dog too old to chase or run. His eyes gone cloudy, like a fog in the pines, But he’s still my shadow in these hard-livin’ times. He’s gray round the muzzle, half-crazy, it’s true, But that dog’s got a heart that’ll see me through. [Chorus] That dog don’t hunt, but he’s faithful as sin, Blind as the night, but he knows where I’ve been. He growls at the wind when it whispers my name, Protectin’ my soul through the hurt and the pain. Yeah, that dog don’t hunt, but he’s mine till the end, My ol’ porch dog, my truest friend. [Verse 2] He used to tree coons ‘neath a Delta moon’s glow, Now he dreams of them days where his old legs won’t go. He’ll bark at the mailbox, thinks it’s some kinda foe, Slightly senile, but his spirit still shows. He’ll lay by my boots when the whiskey’s too strong, Keepin’ me steady when the world’s gone wrong. [Chorus] That dog don’t hunt, but he’s faithful as sin, Blind as the night, but he knows where I’ve been. He growls at the wind when it whispers my name, Protectin’ my soul through the hurt and the pain. Yeah, that dog don’t hunt, but he’s mine till the end, My ol’ porch dog, my truest friend. [Bridge] Folks laugh and they say he’s a wore-out old fool, But they don’t know the love in that broke-down ol’ mule. He’s earned every scar, every limp, every gray, And I’ll carry him home when he’s called to his day. [Chorus] That dog don’t hunt, but he’s faithful as sin, Blind as the night, but he knows where I’ve been. He growls at the wind when it whispers my name, Protectin’ my soul through the hurt and the pain. Yeah, that dog don’t hunt, but he’s mine till the end, My ol’ porch dog, my truest friend. [Outro] So here’s to that hound on this creakin’ ol’ floor, Too old to hunt, but I couldn’t love more. When my time’s up, and I’m called to the gate, I know that ol’ dog’ll be there to wait. Yeah, that dog don’t hunt, but he’s mine till the end, My ol’ porch dog… my truest friend.
