Great song.  Love a song about our best friend.  Love the humor too.  =]

This is what I call country, Love this song!

A very special song Michael, and so well done. The feeling is well conveyed...Durge

I always regret not having a dog, but then again I couldn’t stand the loss. Great song.

A song for Everyman (who's ever had a dog).  So well done - when Swimmer died I felt like I just watched Old Yeller again.

totally one of the BEST "I owned a dog songs" ,...I have ever heard ...having loved the last dog I had "CHARLIE" so much it would break my hearts so much to have another one ...I can see my son really needs to have another dog

@sunnidayz: Many thanks so glad you like it!!! Much appreciated!!!

superb song, lovely lyrics and very charming vocals

Old Swimmer And Me - (Original Song)

Written and Performed by: Michael Duffy

Song about a dog and his owner. As a kid I played allot down by the old Cart river with my dog, good times. Hope you enjoy the song ;)


Lyrics: Old Swimmer And Me

I got an old dog and I call him swimmer
Found him by the old cart river
Stuffed in a sack and left out for dead
Took him home and gave him a bed

Old Swimmer and Me

One ear up and the other down
He’s a peculiar looking hound
Loves to run and jump and play
Stays by my side most night and day

Old Swimmer and Me

He’s always out in the garden digging
Shoe chewing, butt sniffing and ball licking 
He barks from morning light right into the dark
I swear that old dog would hear a mouse fart

Old Swimmer and Me

He rides shotgun with me up in the truck
Stinky old hound covered in muck
Playing the fool and chasing cats and cars
Come feeding time ya never have to look far

Old Swimmer and Me

He hates the postman and eats all my mail
Welcomes me home with a waggling tale
I can’t stay mad at him for longer than a day
He just likes to do things in his own crazy way

Old Swimmer and Me

Tilting his head at something that I said
Likes to lay around all day in the shed
Sticks his old black nose in my face in the morning
Takes up half the bed with his twisting and turning

Old Swimmer and Me

I guess we two are just one in the same
Left out for dead until someone kind came
Given a home, food and some country lovin
If it wasn’t for old swimmer hell I would have nothing

Old Swimmer and Me

Swimmer passed away just last year
He took his last breath and I shed a tear
I laid him to rest down by the old cart river
Around about the spot where I named him swimmer

Old Swimmer and Me
Old Swimmer and Me
My old pal
Old Swimmer and Me

Available on cdbaby.com, iTunes, Spotify, Tidal, Amazon MP3, Google music store and most digital distribution partners.

By Michael Duffy
Singer/Songwriter
Co.Donegal Ireland

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