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Hound Dog

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You ain't nothin' but a hound dog,
Scratchin' all the time,
You ain't nothin' but a hound dog baby,
Scratchin' all the time,
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,
When they said you was high classed baby,
That was just a lie.
You ain't never kill a rabbit
And you ain't no friend of mine.

Waouhh!!!

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On Jul 01, 2001

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You ain't nothin' but a hound dog,
                                                     Scratchin' all the time,
                                              You ain't nothin' but a hound dog baby,
                                                     Scratchin' all the time,
                                                  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,
                                             When they said you was high classed baby, 
                                                       That was just a lie.
                                                   You ain't never kill a rabbit
                                                 And you ain't no friend of mine.

Waouhh!!!

You ain't nothin' but a hound dog,
                                                     Scratchin' all the time,
                                              You ain't nothin' but a hound dog baby,
                                                     Scratchin' all the time,
                                           You ain't never, you ain't never caught a rabbit
                                                 And you ain't no friend of mine.

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