Hound Dog -Artist: Elvis Presley -along with flip side "Don't Be Cruel", the # 1 song of the 1955-1959 rock era -#1 for 11 weeks in 1957 -Words and Music by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller -Elvis first heard Willa "Big Mama" Thornton sing it in Las Vegas You ain't nothin' but a hound dog Cryin' all the time You ain't nothin' but a hound dog Cryin' all the time Well, you ain't never caught a rabbit And you ain't no friend of mine Well they said you was high-classed Well, that was just a lie Yeah they said you was high-classed Well, that was just a lie Well, you ain't never caught a rabbit And 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 Well, you ain't never caught a rabbit And you ain't no friend of mine Well they said you was high-classed Well, that was just a lie Yeah they said you was high-classed Well, that was just a lie Well, you ain't never caught a rabbit And you ain't no friend of mine Well they said you was high-classed Well, that was just a lie Ya know they said you was high-classed Well, that was just a lie Well, you ain't never caught a rabbit And 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 Well, you ain't never caught a rabbit You ain't no friend of mine Transcribed by Ronald E. Hontz ronhontz@worldnet.att.net