Ole Blue
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You’ve heard the tales of Paul Bunyan
And Babe, his big blue ox.
He also had a big puppy
That grew big as a house.
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The puppy was a Saint Bernard
With paws bigger than most
Seen around Lake Superior
Swiming in that big Lake
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Now Paul really loved that doggy.
One day while he was about,
Watched it floating in cold water,
He named that doggy Blue.
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You probably would have too!
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That lake’s as cold as the arctic,
With winds that blow huge waves.
A cold cruel death is awaiting
For sinking sailormen.
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Once when the winds of November
Sunk a ship off the shore.
Ole Blue dove into the water
Saving the entire crew
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What a wonderful thing to do!
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If you ever see his white head
Around the old ice caves
It just might be Old Blue out swimming
Someday he might save you.
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Then you’ll know this story is true!
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| Author Notes Growing up in Minnesota, I heard lots of tall Lumberjack tales about that giant, Paul Bunyon and Babe the Blue OX. When I took this photograph up in Duluth along Lake Superior, The icy rock on the right looked to me like a big dog swiming in the water. So, I thought I’d add a chapter of my own ( after all, I am a Minnesotan, born and bred), to the legends. So, I created another companion for Paul and Babe – Blue, the Saint Brenard. Hope you enjoyed it.
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