Jim Reeves - Old Tige Lyrics

OMG I thought Elvis and Old shep was the ultimate dog weeping song, but this is something else. What beautiful words and story. Jim Reeves, you must have broke a million hearts of every dog lover who has loved and lost his best four legged friend.

I CRY every time I here this song!!!

I'm 55 now, as a kid probably 7ish, l remember seeing my mum dad and relatives listening this all in tears. It really is a lovely song.

Gosh, that makes me cry. My sweet dogs are kept warm and safe. I never leave them. FFs, holidays? No thanks. Not unless they can come! I would rather stay right here with them. When the local morons were setting off fireworks last weekend, I was under a quilt with my baby girls. They snuggled into me and we covered up. Thay stopped shaking and stayed close to me.

OH!!! What a great song!!! It reminds me of my loving DOGS!!! Thank You!!!

I just get lost in jims music ok i admit it my eyes weep when i listen to him

I think all us older folks had a good dog wish he was here to guide me home

Heard this for the first time about a week ago and that's exactly the type of dog I pictured Tige as. Damn' dogs always break my heart in the end.

Thankyou for putting this up, ive been seaching for years but i was spelling tige wrong. Truly wonderful

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This is so much better than elvis presleys shep

The best number one song ever of man and woman best Friend and there's only one that ever did this song Justice Jim Reeves

What a beautiful song about his Dog Jim Reeves Thank you for recording this song it's my number one Favorite from you're number one Fan Forever

This is far better than elvis presleys shep

Heartbreaking love this song by a missed singer

My late DAds favourite song,sung by Gentleman Jim Reeves, rip both.

i have been looking for this song since the late 80s thankyou willie taylor you the man

So cheesy but I cry every time. It's tragic

The b-side to "Distant Drums" (1966)

Such a Lovely but Very Sad Song always brings me to tears the Legend Gentleman Jim Reeves

And that's why God made animals first. Gifts truely are

my mom had this song on 45, to many feels, I cant listen to it.

looks like brutis

The first time i heard this song i was about 5 or6 yrs old about 1967 i stayed up jus about all nite playing it ova an ova till early hours jus about wearing the record out or when granny would get an kick me to bed jus agreat song about a dog bring back sweet memorys thank you so much for sharing this music

chills down my spine!!!!!!!

When I was 10 my mare was born. I carried her out of the field in my arms when she was born. We were best friends for 9 years. Because of the Vietnam war I had to go away overseas. I flew home just to ride my beloved Heidi. I walked the fields looking for her. When my mother got home from work she told me that she had sold her for $50 to a slaughter house. NO SHE WAS NOT SICK! MY MOTHER WAS PISSED BECAUSE I WAS FORCED TO LEAVE HOME BY THE DRAFT BOARD!! She looked at me like "What are you going to do about it?" My mother recently died and I refused to attend her funeral which was just 5 miles away. I hope she is in hell.

My ole Dad loved Jim Reeves and still have his old vinyl lp's .First time i've heard this beautiful track in decades and come the end of the song my eyes were welling up. Distant Drums was the other track dad loved and i have to admit now i'm older i appreciate the older music more now than ever.

I thought Elvis and old Shep was the ultimate weepie but, oh my God how haunting is this? I'm 56 year old, but couldn't help but wipe away a tear

Besides the dog itself, the true bittersweet feeling of this song is the lifestyle described by the singer, now long gone

Am overcome with emotion every time I hear this song. Very sad!!

In memory of my dear dad. You fought lifes' hardest battle. Love and miss you everyday but your legend will live on as long as I am alive. It was so cruel to lose you at the age of 59 but, I guess your heart was broken losing your only son Tony. R.I.P. Daddy xxxxxxx

one of my father's favorites, in my opinion the best song about a dog ever,

My late Dad favourite singer of all time
Born in Seychelles

My daddy sung this to me as a child. He passed away, and I'm pregnant with my first child now, and it dawned on me to look this song up. I miss hearin my daddy sing it. R.I.P. daddy <3

It amazes and disturbs me that
songwriters are largely ignored by
the channel operators who refrain from providing this vital
information in the
description of their videos, which
is an affront to the
men and women
who give us so
much pleasure from the fruits of
their labor and inspiration. And one RARELY leaves a thank you to the songwriters
on a comment page, probably because they are
unaware of who
they are. This
remarkable song
was written by Ross and Mildred
Burke. It was based on an actual incident
that occured in
1955 when Jim
Reeves was traveling by auto
during a thunderstorm and
he jammed on his
brakes to avoid
hitting someone on foot in the road. He thought he might even have hit the person, so he proceeded slowly
down the road looking for a possible person, but could find nothing. But he
suddenly came upon a bridge that
was washed out
that he would very likely not have seen if he had been traveling at
a normal rate of
speed. The songwriters were
impressed by this story told to them
by Jim, and altered it to become a story
about a dog they
created out of
their own minds.
This song ranks
in my mind as a
dead heat photo finish for first place with Walter
Brennan's "Old Rivers" for the best narrated song of
all-time. Of course I am most grateful for the channel operator for making this song
so readily available for an
international audience.

For all those people who give this page the"thumbs down". why bother coming here at all??? YOU need to see a good therapist!

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one of my favourite songs from my childhood way back in the early 60's

brilliant song man's best and loyal friend

These are the truest friends you'll ever have. God bless the dog.

Thiswas my old dads favourite song.sung by the gentleman himself.gone to soon.

Love my dog! She really clever don't know what I would do without her! She my eyes and ears she alerts me when mobile or house phones ringing. X

Always get a lump in my throat when I listen to this

this song is so sad Jim Reeves dog Jim's best friend Tiger sorry Jim.

every time I listen to this song remind me off penny my black lab I had to have her put down on my 50th birthday after my next door naibough poisend hr

So sad...and I'm still hurting so much...last August my dear friend said his goodbyes dying in my arms...my wonderful little Maltese.He came into our home as a mate for our first Maltese.Along with my wonderful Alsatian,the last 20 years have been happy due in no small measure to the presence of these three dearly loved pals. RIP.....Thanks for this post...many tears shed..

Thanks for posting Willie, many years ago now, I just heard this for the first time this week...beautiful memories.

Held my Connie's hand as she peaceful went to sleep still wagging her tail. I cried a lot but she and me had 13 wonderful years together.

Memories of my ole Lab' Lucy, lost her years back but still fond memories.X

i still cry many tears at this old classic because i am a true dog lover and for many other dog lovers who have had a dog from there very young childhood they will know and understand. when i was in the boys home at age 10 we had a dog named re who had many great days with us boys. and to see a dog die we love it does hurt. anyone who does not cry tears at this is not human.

This is one song that tugged on the heart strings.

Aw brilliant. Thanks very much 😀👏👍

Perfect song to remember all veterans on this day, past and present. Thank You for your service!!!

This song goes with me a lot. I hate a cat, he was an orange cat, so a tiger... he died 2 and a half years ago now. I left him in the country and 2 week later he died of unknown reasons... my mom was the one to call me and tell me. I cried so much and I still am not over it. Wish I didn't leave him but there's nothing I can do now but hope in the great beyond, I'll see him again.

It makes me remember our family dog called prefect which used to give me escort wherever I went. One day it was knocked down by a carelessly driven vehicle.

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these onions are making me cry again

Me too! X

Paul,I'll just bet you don't have any onions near you........Me neither,I'm out on the porch,it must be the pollen.......damn pollen.

I haven't been near onions since yesterday, why are they still bringing me tears.

Heard this song for the first time today. It's already one of my all time favourites. Such a good song.

it melts me like snow...... we all have such a relationship with our dogs. God bless them. they fill our lives with care and love

I'm crying now,since Our Dog Brandy passed it hasn't been the same.

Hey Michael, guess we've all had that 'special dog' at sometime in our life. Her name reminds me of a good old song by Looking Glass from around '72. Guess you could think or sing it and replace girl with dog huh? Well, I'll see you in FB my friend. Take care.

bought this record for my mam knew all the words still love it

this song gets me every time

love this song

Tears everytime xxxx

27 year old man, I cry every time I hear this song. since my dad first sang it to me in my crib. I sing it to my son now.

me too and I am 60

@omega132857 Me as well and I'm 62!!

I cry also. My mum used to play it

This song reminds of my girl molly she was a beautiful dog my ex was carrying are little boy when he come in to the world she would lay next to him she would let him do anything to her she would look at him if she was he's mom when people come to see him she would watch them nd if to say touch him are have you that's why when I hear that song I think back to molly

brings back memories

Reminds me of my mother fills me up.

+Lynn Duncan Reminds me of my granddad Bill, he used to listen to this song,  he liked Jim Reeves.

this song always makes me cry

So sad I nearly cried . I am never going to leave my dog😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😿😿😿😿😿😿😿

Reminds me of my jess. i Love her. shes the world.

Heard this on Radio 2 this morning for the first time so so sad its absolutely hilarious crying so hard couldn't attempt to keep a straight face.

Really? Like CBC Radio 2? That's amazing.

Jim and tige always around

my mam left me every jim reeves records. that he ever made what a legacy xx

This song always has me in tears.  I haven't heard it in many a while but still gives that gut feeling.  Where's the tissues !!!!

+WilliamBassett2 bbc radio 2 played this song this morning as i drove to work, i lost my dog to cancer this year and i nearly crashed with floods of tears, really powerful song! i miss my dog so much :-(

+WilliamBassett2 Me too mate.

songs a choker

no shame in admitting crying bro

I Feel The Same Way... I Listen To This Song When Ever I Can, As For People Not Liking This Video, I Wonder If They Lack Compassion, A Story About A Man For His Love For Tige! "Heart Tugging" "I Love Dogs And Have An Animal Lover Group On Twitter; "Friend Of Chrisandra" My Dog Is Mascot! :)

memory's of my dog called shep .. miss him

so sad.....old jess you were faithful...faithful to the end....i was 18 when you died....with us since i was 7!!

I remember our pet dog Lassie,he was with us for more then 10years .One night he had a fight with a king size yellow cobra which creep ed into our compound of course he killed it but he was also bitten and died when we took him to a veterinary hospital. He saved my dad (the snake was still alive when my dad came to the compound to collect milk,this lassie did not allow him to get near the gate as the snake was still alive and in hiding.This song remind me of my Lassie

My dad used to sing tige x all jim reeves songs , both are legends in my eyes

Another one like Old Shep.

I rember when I was 5 or 6 year old back in the 70s, we had a dog called TIGE,,! he always ran to get to me when I was getten out of school,,lol,!

There is another comment I'd like to make on the subject. Dog's have proved time and time and time again that they are man's best friend have they not? Well then as that's the case then why are we not theirs? Stop being cruel to them all they want is love & affection. It's not too much to ask is it?

Sooo true x

i have a border collie called sophie love so much she's the only lady in my life

i lost my dog Tina 8 years ago and I'm not ashamed to admit that I sobbed my heart out. She was the best friend I ever had and every time I hear this song and Red Foley's rendition of Old Shep it brings back memories and makes me sob all over again. Rest In Peace Tina I'll never forget you never.

God bless you . It is so hard when you lose your animals

i love this it's so beautiful and so sad i always remember all the good times we had with our Patch who passed 9 years ago miss her so much R.I.P Patch xxx

Love this song listing to it sent from years cos my late dad love Jim

sad song.lost my beauty busta

Sad. 😔

Intens mooie,liefdevolle stem!!!Het gaat diep in je ziel.

What year was this song recorded?

madcapper6 It was the B side to Distant Drums.

I first heard this song when I was just 17 and my dog Lucky got killed by some dogs down the street. I carried him into the house and he died in my arms around 4 in the morning. You talk about a tear jerker, I'm 65 years old now and I still cry when I hear this song. There isn't anyone that can sing this like Jim Reeves.

God bless you and your poor dog X

I learn this song off by heart when I was 10 when my dad used to play it to me on a 7 inch record. I still know every word and that's 28 years ago. It's so nice to hear it again. Jim reeves had such a great voice and he died way to young. We all miss out on such a great voice.

Love this song my dad played all the time when I was a small child. Never thought I would fine it on here x

brian i miss you so much xxx

such a great song from a great singer R.I.P JIM 

Haven't heard this song for about 20 years, and amazingly remembered every word! 

This  song  makes  me  cry  ,  lost  two  dogs  this  year   one   died  aged  14   his  back  legs  went  other  di
ed  at  15  of  cancer  ,  had  to  play  this  to  let  tears  out  

Did Jim write this?

i would rather have my two borders than humans any time loyal trusting and unconditional love from them and constant friends to watch them play and enjoy life takes me back to when my children were small and nothing to worry about why do we get older and more synical about life ....

This is one of Jim Reeves' best numbers of all time but not widely acknowledged as such. I view it as a  tribute to how much unconditional love dogs give but  many times they get so little in return. Only the hardhearted are unaffected by this song.

for all those listeners i believe its on a 45 rpm but it was a b-side find wishing by jim
and you will find old tige--still availiable on the 45

@stanley tomlinson I have it on the B side of Distant Drums

Thank-you Willie for this video... Heard this song MANY years ago, it was one of my grandma's favorite..