My old coon dog, my old coon dog I wish you'd bring him back He chased the old sow over the fence And the little pig through the crack, crack, crack My old coon dog, my old coon dog He chased a coon up a tree And when I shot that raccoon down It was twice as big as me My old coon dog, My old coon dog He went to chase a coon He started to chase it the first of March And ended the tenth of June My old coon dog, my old coon dog He died one afternoon I woke with a fright That very same night And heard him chasing a coon My old coon dog, my old coon dog I wish you'd bring him back He chased the old sow over the fence And the little pig through the crack, crack, crack