Album: Introducing Lobo (1971)

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• I remember to this day
  The bright red Georgia clay
  And how it stuck to the tires
  After the summer rain
  Will power made that old car go
  A woman's mind told me that so
  Oh how I wish
  We were back on the road again
  
  Me and you and a dog named boo
  Travelin' and livin' off the land
  Me and you and a dog named boo
  How I love being a free man
  
  I can still recall
  The wheat fields of St. Paul
  And the morning we got caught
  Robbing from an old hen
  Old McDonald he made us work
  But then he paid us for what it was worth
  Another tank of gas
  And back on the road again
  
  I'll never forget the day
  We motored stately into big L.A.
  The lights of the city put settlin'
  Down in my brain
  Though it's only been a month or so
  That old car's buggin' us to go
  We've gotta get away and get back on
  The road again Writer/s: Kent Lavoie
  Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
  Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 15

• Sam A. Burkes Lll from Phila, Miss.I have dearly loved this song, rather simplex as it was, and had performed it in about 1972 in a trio, of my brother in bass, Him Monroe in drums, myself on rudimentary solo guitar. Played this on my '67 Rickenbacker 12-string thru a Fender Super Reverb Amp. Bro had a Gibson EBObass, Fender Twin Amp, can with 15" spkrs. Jimmy had a TigerSwiel set of Kent drums. all he could afford. Sing sounded great! Used a capo. like LaVoie did. Thanks Lobo!! Those were fun days..I was skinnier, sang better!!
• Robert E from OntarioLoved this song so much I named my dog Boo!!
• Mr Curious from New YorkGreat song! Question for those cagey yet clever souls out there: Who's the brunette with the silver wrist bracelet sitting in that old car?
• Dee from CincinnatiLove this song. I hadn't heard it for years!
• Dede T from MinnesotaSt Paul, as in Minnesota? Anybody know
• Seventhmist from 7th HeavenMonsters, Inc: Me and you and a kid named Boo.
• Dean from Birmingham, AlAusten (and Duane) Walk Away from it All was good song too!
• Carolyn from Knoville, TnFor John: the words are "a woman's mind told me that's so" which I think indicates that the woman believed that if you wanted something badly enough (willpower made that old car go) you could make it happen.
• Barry from Sauquoit, NyWhen I first heard this song I thought the dog's name was 'Blue'; wasn't until I saw the actual record I realized my mistake!!!
• Duke from Iowa City, Ia"the morning we got caught by an old hen".
  The line is "The morning we got caught robbin' from an old hen."
  They were stealing eggs.
  
  The song goes on to say "Old Mcdonald".
  Old McDonald would be the farmer, as in "Old McDonald Had A Farm.
• Peter from Windsor, On@John: Reading a transcription out of a fake book shows me "woman's" and "hen".
  
  I have no good explanation for the former, but as for the latter...it's almost literal; they were trying to steal eggs for food, but got caught by the farmer when the old hen started a'fussin'.
• John from North Arlington, NjI have seen lyric versions of this song on the net that in the first verse say "willpower made that old car go; a woman's mind told me that's so. Other versions say "willpower made that old car go, my roamin' mind told me that's so.
  "my roamin' mind" makes more sense, but it sounds like Lobo is saying "woman's"
  
  Also, "the morning we got caught by an old hen". The song goes on to say "Old Mcdonald". But that would be a male. Could they be saying "the morning we got caught by an old hand", as in an old farm hand?
  
  
• Austen from Fourwinds, TxDuane, the B Side of "You And Me And A Dog Named Boo" was a song called "Walk Away From It All". This is on the 7" 45 single that would have been what most radio stations used for their airplay rotations. "Walk Away From It All" was also on the album "Introducing Lobo" (at least I am pretty sure it was) and can be heard at this link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UScSrTfUMRg
• Howard from St. Louis Park, MnThis was the song that put Lobo on the musical map in 1971. To me, it was a story song that would have also made a great country hit. It's probably the only song to mention Minnesota's capitol city St. Paul and Old McDonald.
• Duane from Collierville, TnDoes anyone remember the song on the flip side of "You and me and a dog named Boo"?
  
  Thanks

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