<Table> <Tr> <Td> "Rollin' Home" (1990) </Td> <Td> "Feed Jake" (1991) </Td> <Td> "Speak of the Devil" (1991) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> "Rollin' Home" (1990) </Td> <Td> "Feed Jake" (1991) </Td> <Td> "Speak of the Devil" (1991) </Td> </Tr> <P> "Feed Jake" is a song written by Danny "Bear" Mayo, and recorded by the American country music band Pirates of the Mississippi . It was released in February 1991 as the third single from the band's self - titled debut album . The song is also the band's highest chart peak, having reached number 15 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts . </P> <P> "Feed Jake" is a mid-tempo accompanied mainly by guitar and synthesized strings . In the chorus, the male narrator reminisces on his childhood friend, a dog named Jake ("If I die before I wake / Feed Jake ..."). The narrator also addresses societal stereotypes toward homeless people and homosexuals, of whom the latter are addressed in the final verse . </P>

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