Hound Dog

23 December 2024

Hound Dog

by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller;

Changes by Debra Milligan

You, you, you

ain’t nothing but a

hound dog

Crying

when I write.

You

ain’t nothing

but a hound dog

Crying

at my door

all the time.

You ain’t never

caught

a rabbit,

like Bootsie nabbed it

and humbly set it out

for dinner time.

I admit

You’re high classed

Your pedigree

ain’t no lie.

You got those

Parker bloodlines

About them,

I won’t lie.

But you ain’t never

caught a rabbit

and they run by

here

all the time.

You you you

are my only

hound dog

Snouting door bells

to go outside.

You sure are

my only hound pup

Sittin’ in my chair

at dinnertime.

You don’t catch

a single rabbit

You’re too busy

cryin’ at my door

every night.

You, you, you

ain’t nothing but a

hound dog

Starin’ at me

while I type.

You won’t

catch any rabbits,

But maybe,

dagnabbit,

You got better

things to do

with your time.

Like dreaming

you catch rabbits

Cause you wag your tail

at sleepy-time.

You’re my ever-lovin’

hound dog

That is not a lie.

You love sleepy time

right by my side.

It’s okay you don’t catch

rabbits.

That’s why you’re

a friend of mine.