Old Dan Cotton Songtext
von Chuck Girard

I remember old Dan Cotton
So old that he′d forgotten
Just how long he'd been floating through this life
He said that he fought against the Indians
And his daddy was an old line trapper
And he thinks that once or twice
He′d had a wife
I used to go down by the river after school
When old Dan was relaxing with a fish pole
And I'd ask him what he could offer a young, young boy
Dan would start reminiscing
And sharing his words of wisdom
And I remember I used to listen to him with joy
Old Dan something happening to you
Yes, Old Dan, something happening to you
I hope that you finally find what you're looking for
Old Dan, something happening to you
Yes, Old Dan, something happening to you
I hope that you finally find what you′re looking for
Then one day we couldn′t find Old Dan


And for a while he didn't come around
And I heard from the folks that he′d gone to the hills alone
Well, I admit I was a little bit worried
Because Dan was so old and just a little foolhardy
But I knew in my heart
That he'd soon be a coming back home
Old Dan something happening to you
Yes old Dan something happening to you
I hope that you finally find what you looking for
Old Dan, something happening to you
Yes, old Dan
Something happening to you
I hope that you finally find what you′re looking for
Then came the message from old Doc Jones
The Dan's time had finally come
So I rushed to his side in the shack that he called home
Inside my heart was a feeling so sad
But when I looked into that old man′s eyes
I felt such a peace
Cause I knew that he was going home
He couldn't really speak
Cause he was now so weak
But he managed a tiny smile
And in a glance I knew that he'd found
What he was looking for
I knew what he found in the woods that day
Cause when I looked at him the very last time
I looked into the face of a man
Who had found the Lord
Old Dan, something happened to you
Yes, old Dan, something happened to you
I know that you finally found what you′re looking for
Old Dan, something happened to you
Yes, old Dan, something happened to you
You′re still the old Dan that I love
But you're something more