Two little boys and an old family dog   By the banks of a stream sat one day   The boys decided old rover must die   A nusance well out of the way   The poor old fellow stood close by their side   His fate he couldn't quite understand   With a wag of his tail and a half sobbing wail   He reached out and licked at their hands      Remember I'm your best friend boys   Oh no one could love you so true   Though you may beat me and bang me today   Tomorrow I'll play games with you   I know I am old and quite in the way   But life to me still holds a charm   Well I've only one favor to ask of you boys   Let me spend my last days on the farm   [ vibes ]   With a rope round his neck they were ready to tie   His pleading seemed of no avail   Just then one of the boys slipped and fell in the stream   The other stood by deadly pale   A loud cry for help and old rover plunged in   No sight of old age or delay   And as he slowly swam back to the shore   The waves dashing by in his face      (Remember I'm your best friend boys)   Oh no one could love you so true)   Though you may beat me and bang me today   Tomorrow I'll play games with you   I know I am old and quite in the way   But life to me still holds a charm   Well I've only one favor to ask of you boys    Let me spend my last days on the farm