Page type: lyric reference
Artist: John Lennon
Canonical path: /john-lennon/hound-dog
Related lyric paths: 6
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Hound Dog
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Hound Dog
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You ain't nothin' but a hound dog
Cryin' all the time
You ain't nothin' but a hound dog
Cryin' all the time
You ain't never caught a rabbit
And you ain't no friend of mine
When they said that you was highclassed
That was just a lie
When they said that you was highclassed
That was just a lie
You ain't never caught no rabbit
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
You ain't never caught no rabbit
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
You ain't never caught a rabbit
You ain't no friend of mine
Well, they said that you was highclassed
Well, that was just a lie
Well, they said that you was highclassed, babe
You know it's a lie
You ain't never caught no rabbit
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
Elvis, I love you
You ain't never caught no rabbit
You ain't no friend of mine
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