« Old King », de Neil Young (1992)

Old King est une chanson country écrite par Neil Young après la mort de son chien Elvis. Il y raconte comment ce dernier le suivait partout, à tel point qu’il l’emmenait même en tournée avec lui : Young ne parcourait pas les routes sans son meilleur ami. De fait, si Elvis n’était peut-être pas le vrai King, il ne fait pas de doute qu’il était au moins celui de 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.