Flash
James Best Lyrics

My old dog, his name is Flash,
Introducing the singer's dog named Flash

I don’t know why cause he ain't too fast.
The singer named his dog Flash even though he is not fast

He runs two steps, then he runs outta gas,
The singer's dog, Flash, only runs for two steps before getting tired

In a one dog race he’d come in last.
Flash would lose even in a race with only one dog

Hehehe
The artist chuckles after describing Flash's lack of speed

Singin 'Go Flash Go!'
The singer encourages Flash to run with this chant

But he just stretch and yawn.
However, Flash does not respond to the singer's chant but rather stretches and yawns

Scratchin dem fleas. Wrinklin'
Flash spends his time scratching his fleas and wrinkling his body

That old Flash, he ain't too good,
The artist admits that Flash is not good at certain tasks

At chasin them possums through the wood.
Flash is not good at chasing possums through the woods

He never does a thing he should,
Flash does not do what is expected of him

He just sleeps and eats his food.
Flash spends most of his time sleeping and eating

I can’t blame him. He's restin'.
The singer understands why Flash is resting most of the time

He's a cute little rascal.
The singer thinks that Flash is a cute and charming dog

Well he’s not exactly little,
The singer corrects himself and notes that Flash is not small

He's fifty-five pounds of wrinkles.
Flash is a big dog with many wrinkles

I love every one of 'em. He's got wrinkles on his eyebrows.
The artist loves every wrinkle on Flash's body, including the wrinkles on his eyebrows

But he’s mean, I tell you he hates Boss Hogg.
Flash dislikes Boss Hogg and appears to be a mean dog towards him

You think he’d give him a chomp in a minute.
The singer believes that Flash would bite Boss Hogg if given the chance

So he can't be all bad, can he?
Despite his dislike for Boss Hogg, the artist believes that Flash is not a completely bad dog

But he loves the Duke boys. Hell, I don't mind 'em once in a while.
Flash likes the Duke boys, and the artist does not mind them either

I like to chase 'em, hot pursuit! And Flash is there with me,
The artist enjoys chasing the Duke boys and Flash accompanies him

And he buckles up for safety 'cause he knows he can get scuffed.
Flash prepares himself for safety because he knows that he may get injured from their pursuit

Oh, he’s a good dog.
The artist reaffirms that Flash is a good dog

Oh, he’s got wrinkles. That’s sexy though.
The singer finds the wrinkles on Flash's body attractive

I just love that dog. I love him. I love him. I love him.
The singer loves Flash and repeats this several times

Cold nose and all. Sleeps with me,
Flash sleeps with the singer despite having a cold nose

Sometimes. Mama don't care. Hogs the covers.
Flash sometimes shares the bed with the artist, and the artist's mother does not care that he hogs the covers

What a sweet little critter.
The artist thinks that Flash is a sweet little animal