Leo Boy (Love Song To My Old Dog) Poem by Vicki Ellis

1. I remember that first day
When that mean ol' man tried to give you away;
We had no place for another dog,
We had more than enough so I told him to go
But when I walked down to my truck;
I saw you sitting there in the snow.
Ice on your butt, musta been twenty-four below.

CH: What could I say, what could I do-
I fell in love there and then with you;
Though your breeding is unclear,
You will always be right here with me,
Wherever our paths roam,
Leo Boy, you make me feel right at home.

2. I took you home to my trailer and tried to work it out.
Koko had a problem, of that there was no doubt;
Koko was my mountain dog; big, and bad and mean;
He kept the critters all at bay, and loved me like a queen,
But after much persuading,
He knew you were our friend,
And loved you like a brother after then.

3. When we moved on into town,
Koko just couldn't hold it down,
So he headed East for the wilderness,
Tried to ditch you on the way,
But God or Fate or something
Brought you rolling on back to me,
And right then I made a promise to myself:
That Leo dog will never have to leave.

CH: What can I say, what can I do?
I am still in love with you,
Best dang dog that we ever had,
You've stuck by me through the good and bad,
And Leo Boy, you’ve always made us glad.

3. Now we're gettin' kind of old,
Though we act like a couple pups
We find it sorta hard to hear,
And our poor ol' bones get all bound up;
But this one thing's still crystal clear,
My hearth is yours to ease the cold.
And I'll be there to scratch your ears,
And you'll be there for me to hold.
And if you go Home before I do,
Say 'Howdy' to all the family,
Tell 'em I'll be right along, too.

CH: What can I say, what can I do?
You've given us love like we never knew,
And you taught me life's best lessons, too-
Loyalty and Love, and faith in God above.
And I thank you Leo-Boy for being you.