Hey hound dog man Where you been now where you been? I wish that you were back you was too good to ever end Once in a while someone like you Will give everything for what they want to do Hey hound dog man My old friend play it again You gave the world a whole lot of joy Now that ain't bad for a country boy I just knew you could not lose The way you sang rock and roll and blues I still think about these things And the memory that it brings Hey hound dog man My old friend play it again Hey hound dog man My old friend play it again Sometimes I think about James Dean Sammy Cooke and my teenage queen Doo ron de ron de ron Marilyn Monroe and hot rod fun I still think about these things And the memory that it brings Hey hound dog man My old friend play it again Hey hound dog man My old friend why did it end? Hey hound dog man My old friend why did it end?