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Lyrics and notes copied from "Music 103-Listening CD2: United States" Henry Spiller, Kenyon College, Gambier, OH
http://www2.kenyon.edu/Depts/Music/SpillerCourses/ M103/PDFFiles/Listening.103CD2.US.pdf

HOUND DOG
As sung by Elvis Presley

You ain't nothin' but a hound dog cryin' all the time (x2)
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 (x2)
Well you ain't never caught a rabbit and you ain't no friend of mine

[Repeat verse 1]
[Guitar solo - 1 time through the progression]
[Repeat verse 2]
[Guitar solo - 1 time through the progression]
[Repeat verse 2]
[Repeat verse 1]

[Elvis's version is similar in several ways to that of Big Mama Thornton. The band consists of electric guitar, bass, and drums, and the backbeat is emphasized (although not as prominently as in Big Mama's version). The form is straight 12-bar blues with no variation. However, Elvis' version is much faster than Big Mama's, and it features the very smooth vocal support of the Jordanaires during the guitar solos. Elvis sings only two different verses in his version, both with the same last line. Big Mama sings three different verses, each with different lyrics. Her lyrics reflect a decidedly female perspective, while Elvis' lyrics, ostensibly sung from a male perspective, do not seem gender-specific.]