Dog Song Saturday: Shannon a Tribute to an Irish Setter

It's Saturday, so time for another dog song from For Love of a Dog.  Today's song is a golden oldie that is pretty wonderful.  I've heard this song before, but I had no idea that it was written about a dog.


Shannon is a tribute to an Irish Setter.  While he was a student at Brooklyn College, Henry Gross became a founding member of the rock and roll group the Sha Na Na.  He wrote the song Shannon about the death of Beach Boy Carl Wilson's Irish Setter dog.  Gross produced this song as a single which went gold and became a worldwide hit, reaching number 6 on the USA charts in 1976.   The lyrics are just below this dog song video.


Grab a dog.  Sit.  Stay.  Relax and enjoy Shannon performed by the Sha Na Na and accompanied by photos of Shannon, the Irish Setter dog.  Scroll down to enjoy the lyrics, then check out the Pet Blogger Hop.  Barking good pets blogs to explore!

ANOTHER DAY IS AT END
MAMA SAYS SHE'S TIRED AGAIN
NO ONE CAN EVEN BEGIN TO TELL HER

I HARDLY KNOW WHAT TO SAY
BUT MAYBE IT'S BETTER THAT WAY
IF PAPA WERE HERE I'M SURE HE'D TELL HER

SHANNON IS GONE I HOPE SHE'S DRIFTING OUT TO SEA
SHE ALWAYS LOVED TO SWIM AWAY
MAYBE SHE'LL FIND AN ISLAND WITH A SHADY TREE
JUST LIKE THE ONE IN OUR BACKYARD

MAMA TRIES HARD TO PRETEND THINGS WILL GET
BETTER AGAIN
SOMEHOW SHE'S KEEPING IT ALL INSIDE HER

BUT FINALLY THE TEARS FILL OUR EYES
AND I KNOW THAT SOMEWHERE TONIGHT
SHE KNOWS HOW MUCH WE REALLY MISS HER

SHANNON IS GONE I HOPE SHE'S DRIFTING OUT TO SEA
SHE ALWAYS LOVED TO SWIM AWAY
MAYBE SHE'LL FIND AN ISLAND WITH A SHADY TREE
JUST LIKE THE ONE IN OUR BACKYARD

JUST LIKE THE ONE IN OUR BACKYARD