I found a sound sample at Tricopolis Records from which I transcribed these incomplete lyrics:

That night beside his bed I held him in my arms.
I knew what he was feeling in his heart.
From the questions that he asked me then, I knew that he was wonderin'
If the time would come when we would be apart.

And I said, "Son, don't ever worry. God willing, we've got time
To share the years as they go rolling by;
But if the night should ever fall that I don't answer to your call,
Remember, hound dogs never die.

"Son, the ones you love really never go away
If you'll only keep their memories alive,
Listen to the wind. You'll hear me howl again,
'Cause hound dogs never die."