So many years ago when our children were very small
We asked their daddy for a dog, he said no to us all
He also said they were too young to take care of a pet
With he and I both working out, we were not ready yet
Before my hubby plows, he has to pick and dig up rocks
He uses a big tractor, some weigh more than cement blocks
He dumped some in a rock pile, that he keeps on adding to
‘Twas last job of the weekend, now some rest was overdue
A week later when he went back, to dig and dump some more
He heard a little whimpering, from under the rock floor
Instead of dumping more he started digging in to find
He knew an animal was there, but did not know what kind
A couple hours later, the last big one he picked up
Was by a hole between some rocks, where he found a small pup
So carefully he held it but, the pup started to shake
No food or water for a week, now this dad's heart would break
He wrapped it in a blanket, brought it home and gave it milk
He nursed it back to health, bathed it and it's fur looked like silk
The kids, my mom and I were gone for two weeks out of state
We were excited to get home, so we could hardly wait
We walked into the house and we could not believe our eyes
Their dad was holding a puppy; he smiled he said "Surprise!!"
He said this little rascal must have hidden from the rain
He could not find the owners, so he did what was humane
Our Rascal was a good dog; he protected all of us
One day when theirs had broken down, school sent a different bus
He knew this one was not their bus, so it should just be gone
He stood in front of the bus door and would not let them on
Then I went out to make this hero dog start to obey
He barked a scold at me, cause that bus took his kids away
He was an Irish Setter, but he was completely black
He may have been rescued that day, but he rescued us back
He grew up with the kids, and he was with us for twelve years
And when he died, our hearts did too, but dad shed the most tears
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