Old King - Neil Young

King went a runnin' after deer

Wasn't scared of jumpin'

Off the truck in high gear

King went a sniffin'

And he would go

Was the best old hound dog

I ever did know

I had a dog and his name was king

I told the dog about everything

There in my truck the dog and I

Then one day the king up and died

Then I thought about

The times we had

Once when I kicked him

When he was bad

Old king sure meant a lot to me

But that hound dog is history

King went a runnin' after deer

Wasn't scared of jumpin'

Off the truck in high gear

King went a sniffin'

And he would go

Was the best old hound dog

I ever did know

That old king was a friend of mine

Never knew a dog

That was half as fine

I may find one you never do know

'Cause I still got a long way to go

I had a dog and his name was king

I told the dog about everything

Old king sure meant a lot to me

But that hound dog is history

King went a howlin' after deer

Wasn't scared of jumpin'

Off the truck in high gear

King went a sniffin'

And he would go

Was the best old hound dog

I ever did know