Dick Flood - Old Luke Was a Lazy Dog Lyrics

I had an old coon dog his name was Luke
He'd never bark he'd only book
At night when the other dogs ran and ran
We'd find Old Luke sittin' on his can
Just a-bookin' not barkin'
Just a-sittin' not runnin'
Old Luke was a lazy dog

The day when the revenuers got the still
We found old Luke up on the hill
Sittin' in the shade of a sycamore tree
Laziest dog you ever did see
Just a-bookin' not barkin'
Old Luke was a lazy dog

Old Luke was the laziest dog alive
Sittin' on top of the honey bee hive
Lappin' up honey while the bees swarmed 'round
One stung him on the ear and he landed on the ground
Just a-bookin' not a-barkin'
Just a-sittin' not runnin' Old Luke was a lazy dog

Old Luke done died and went away
To the place where all good doggies stay
And I'll bet all the folks up there still say
He's the laziest dog ever come their way
Just a-bookin not a-barkin
Just a-sittin' not a-runnin'
Old Luke was a lazy dog