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A1.1·rock-and-roll·2:15

Hound Dog

Elvis Presley · 1956

Hound Dog by Elvis Presley (1956) — selected for the English-through-music catalog. Use the sing-along prompts and exercises to drill pronunciation, vocabulary, and listening comprehension.

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🎤 Sing along

Sing with the chorus

  • You ain't nothin' but a hound dog
  • Cryin' all the time
  • You ain't nothin' but a hound dog
  • Cryin' all the time

Echo the hook

  • Yeah they said you was high-classed
  • Well, that was just a lie
  • Well, you ain't never caught a rabbit and you ain't no friend of mine
  • You ain't nothin' but a hound dog
ain'twellnothin'

Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

You ain'tbut a hound dog

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

You ain't nothin' but adog

Exercise 3

Translate this line to Portuguese:

You ain't nothin' but a hound dog

Exercise 4

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Well they said you was high-classed

Exercise 5

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Yeah they said you was high-classed

Exercise 6

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Ya know they said you was high-classed

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Cryin' all the time

Exercise 8

Choose the missing word:

You ? nothin' but a hound dog

Exercise 9

Choose the missing word:

You ain't ? but a hound dog

Exercise 10

Choose the missing word:

You ain't nothin' but a ? dog

Exercise 11

Choose the missing word:

Ya ? they said you was high-classed

Exercise 12

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 13

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 14

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 15

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 16

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 17

How many times do you hear the word "ain't" in the whole song?

"ain't"

Exercise 18

How many times do you hear the word "well" in the whole song?

"well"

Exercise 19

Imagine you are making a short film with "Hound Dog" as the soundtrack. What scene would you show while the chorus plays?

ain'twellnothin'hound

Exercise 20

The singer makes a claim or statement in this song. Do you agree with it? Use evidence from the lyrics to support your answer.

ain'twellnothin'hound

Exercise 21

Which single word from this song do you think carries the most emotional weight, and why?

ain'twellnothin'hound

Exercise 22

Rewrite the chorus of "Hound Dog" in your own words — keep the meaning but change the style (formal, slang, poetic, whatever you like).

ain'twellnothin'hound

Exercise 23

Who in your life would you dedicate "Hound Dog" to, and what line captures what you want to say to them?

ain'twellnothin'hound

Exercise 24

If you had to summarize "Hound Dog" in one sentence to someone who has never heard it, what would you say?

ain'twellnothin'hound

Exercise 25

Compare "Hound Dog" with a Brazilian song you know. Do they share a theme? How do their styles differ?

ain'twellnothin'hound

Exercise 26

What kind of person do you imagine the narrator of "Hound Dog" is? Describe their age, mood, and situation using at least three details from the lyrics.

ain'twellnothin'hound

Exercise 27

If you could change the ending of the story told in "Hound Dog", what would happen instead?

ain'twellnothin'hound

Exercise 28

"Hound Dog" was released in 1956. Do you think the themes in the song are timeless, or do they feel dated? Give one example from the lyrics.

ain'twellnothin'hound

Exercise 29

If you could ask Elvis Presley one question about "Hound Dog", what would it be and why?

ain'twellnothin'hound

Exercise 30

Describe the mood of "Hound Dog" in three adjectives. What part of the song makes you feel that way?

ain'twellnothin'hound