Burl Ives - Hound Dog



You ain't nothin' but a hound dog

Cryin' all the time.

You ain't nothin' but a hound dog

Cryin' all the time.

Well, you ain't never caught a rabbit

And you ain't no friend of mine.



When they said you was high classed

Well, that was just a lie.

Yeah they said you was high classed

Well, that was just a lie.

Yeah, you ain't never caught a rabbit

And you ain't no friend of mine.



You ain't nothin' but a hound dog

Cryin' all the time.

You ain't nothin' but a hound dog

Cryin' all the time.

Well, you ain't never caught a rabbit

And you ain't no friend of mine.



When they said you was high classed

Well, that was just a lie.

Yeah they said you was high classed

Well, that was just a lie.

Well, you ain't never caught a rabbit

And you ain't no friend of mine.



When they said you was high classed,

Well, that was just a lie.

You know they said you was high classed

Well, that was just a lie.

Well, you ain't never caught a rabbit

And you ain't no friend of mine.



You ain't nothin' but a hound dog

Cryin' all the time.

You ain't nothin' but a hound dog

Cryin' all the time.

Well, you ain't never caught a rabbit

You ain't no friend of mine.