Some Zeppelin fans love it and some hate it, but there’s no denying there’s country at its heart. John Paul Jones plays a wicked honky tonk piano, Page plays country-fried guitar, and Plant does his best Elvis impersonation in this one.
[Intro]
One, two, three, four
Oh, hot dog
[Verse 1]
Well-a-well-a, I just got into town today
To find my girl who's gone away
She took the Greyhound at the general store
I searched myself, I searched the town
When I finally did sit down
I find myself no wiser than before
[Verse 2]
She said we couldn't do no wrong
No other love could be so strong
She locked up my heart in her bottom drawer
Now she took my heart, she took my keys
From in my old blue dungarees
And I'll never go to Texas anymore
[Chorus]
Now my baby's gone, I don't know what to do
She took my love and walked right out the door
And if I ever find that girl, I know one thing for sure
I'm going to give her something like she's never had before
[Verse 3]
I took her love at seventeen
A little late these days, it seems
But they said heaven's well worth waiting for
I took her word, I took it all
Beneath the sign that said "U-Haul"
She left angels hanging round for more
Ah, oh!
[Guitar Solo]
[Chorus]
Well
Now my baby's gone, I don't know what to do
She took my love and walked right out the door
And if I ever find that girl, I know one thing for sure
I'm going to give her something like she's never had before
[Verse 4]
I thought I had it all sewn up
Our love, a plot, a pickup truck
But folks said she was after something more
I never did quite understand
All that talk about rocking bands
But they just rolled my doll right out the door
Oh yeah, they just rolled my doll right out the door
Why, well, they just rolled my doll right out the door
Hot Dog was written by Robert Plant & Jimmy Page.
Hot Dog was produced by Jimmy Page.
Led Zeppelin released Hot Dog on Wed Aug 15 1979.