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.