Once when I was young We got a little pup She showed us all her love We vowed never to give her up She was the family protector The guardian of our lives No one who came through the door Could escape her watching eyes Ever present and always there To protect her masters home And she was always by your side With never a notion to roam Well many years have passed since then And her body has grown old But she still does her very best Not to let it show And when the time arrives And she has gone away For all of those who knew her It will be a sad, sad day But I know deep within my heart That she'll never really leave She'll be watching over all of us And that's what I believe.