Tige, you faithful, faithful to the end Tige, how I miss you, you my best friend
Three years of army service done and I was headin' at last I got to thinking 'bout my dog and long gone past How old Tige me from a creek when I had no pulse or breath How he saved me from the changin' bull gored my dad to death
As a kid I'd of bears and tremble to my toes Till old Tige come up to my bed and nudge me his nose my fears would melt away and Tige would go lie down I'd drift on back to sleep without another
The big bus stopped and I got off it was awful and thick with fog Then something gently nuzzled me and stood Tige, my dog I wondered if my faithful dog had met the bus day And all the dreary winter nights since I'd away
Have Tige me here like this I was I was really glad 'Cause I hadn't needed Tige so much since the day buried dad Too long miles still lay ahead, but what I didn't A giant Dam was being built where the old road to go
I think the Lord was sending and I followed where he led Knowing well without his help that I'd be as dead Tige inched along this way and that going rough and And I could hear the water a lappin' at the far below
Then through the mist, I saw a light and mother in her And I reached down to pet old Tige, but he wasn't I'm thankful mom, you had old these three lonely years I owe my life to him, tonight I couldn't my tears
You say you wrote me 'bout the Dam well God was sure us I didn't get letter Mom but old Tige met the bus I hate to tell you son she said but now you've got to When you left it broke his heart, Tige died three ago
You my best friend