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Artist: Neil Young
Canonical path: /neil-young/old-king
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Old King
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Old King
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King went a-running after deer
Wasn't scared of jumping
Off the truck in high gear
King went a-sniffing and he would go
Was the best old hound dog I ever did know
I had a dog and his name was King
I told the dog about everything
There in my truck the dog and I
Then one day the King up and died
Then I thought about the times we had
Once when I kicked him when he was bad
Old King sure meant a lot to me
But that hound dog is history
King went a-runnin' after deer
Wasn't scared of jumpin'
off the truck in high gear
King went a-sniffin' and he would go
Was the best old hound dog I ever did know
That old King was a friend of mine
Never knew a dog that was half as fine
I may find one, you never do know
'Cause I still got a long way to go
I had a dog and his name was King
I told the dog about everything
Old King sure meant a lot to me
But that hound dog is history
King went a-howlin' after deer
Wasn't scared of jumpin'
off the truck in high gear
King went a-sniffin' and he would go
Was the best old hound dog I ever did know
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