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.