The Residents

Hound Dog

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Hound Dog Lyrics

[Verse 1]
You ain't nothing but a hound dog
Just crying, must've been crying all the time, I said
You ain't nothing but a hound dog
Just crying, go gone crying all the time
Well, you never caught a rabbit
You ain't no friend of mine
I said you never caught a rabbit
You ain't no friend of mine
No, you never caught a rabbit
You ain't no friend of mine
And you never caught a rabbit
And you ain't no friend of mine, cause

You ain't nothing but a hound dog
Just crying, just crying all the time
You ain't nothing but a hound dog
Just crying, just go crying all the time

[Verse 2]
Well they said you was high classed
That was just a lie
Yeah, they said you was high classed
And it was just a lie
They said you was high classed
It was just a lie
They said you was high classed
And it was just a lie
They said you was high classed
And it was just a lie
And they said you was high classed
But it was just a lie, but

[Outro]
You ain't nothing but a hound dog
Just crying, just crying all the time
You ain't nothing but a hound dog
Just crying, just crying all the time
Ah, you never caught a rabbit
You ain't no friend of mine
You never caught a rabbit
You ain't no friend of mine

They said you was high classed
But it was just a lie
No, you never caught a rabbit
You ain't no friend of mine
You never caught a rabbit
You ain't no friend of mine
You never caught a rabbit
You ain't no friend of mine
You never caught a rabbit
You ain't no friend of mine

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mellow_harsher On Aug 26, 2024

You ain't nothing but a hound dog
Just crying, just crying all the time
You ain't nothing but a hound dog
Just crying, just go crying all the time

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2024-08-26 16:24:42

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