once i had a little dogi called him cracker jackhe had a spot around one eyethat looked just like a patchhis legs were way too longand he was awkward as could behe wouldn't much to look atbut he looked alright to mei found him by the river bankjust wondering abouthe was cold and hungryand his ribs were sticking outi snapped my fingers, whistledwhen he came, i picked him upi was just a kid and cracker jack was just a pupi took him home and fed him'til he couldn't eat no morei took him to my roomand put a blanket on the floorafter that beside my bedis where he'd always sleepeach night in my prayersi prayed the lord his soul to keepcracker jackthe best friend that i ever had was cracker jackbut he was more then thata play mate, a companionhe was love and understandingthat was cracker jackthe best friend that i ever had was cracker jackbut he was more than thateverything a kid could want i had in cracker jackcracker jack would run to meet meafter school each dayhe'd jump and wag his tailand look at me as if to say"i love you and i've missed you and i'm glad you're home again"i knew just how you felt'cause me and cracker jack was friendsthrough the woods and fieldswe would often roam aboutand when we got in troublewe would help each other outi could run almost as fast as cracker jack could runwe had a lot in common and we had a lot of funhe was always with me when i was growing upwe shared each other's good timesand we shared each other's lovehe only lives in memories nowbut often i think backto the days of childhoodthe days of cracker jackcracker jackthe best friend that i ever had was cracker jackbut he was more then thata play mate, a companionhe was love and understandingthat was cracker jackthe best friend that i ever had was cracker jackbut he was more then thateverything a kid could want i had in cracker jack