▁and ▁The ▁Bell ▁Boys ▁had ▁a ▁different ▁set ▁of ▁lyr ics . ▁El vis ▁got ▁his ▁lyr ics ▁from ▁those ▁guys . ▁He ▁knew ▁the ▁original ▁lyr ics ▁but ▁he ▁didn ' t ▁use ▁them " ." ▁When ▁asked ▁about ▁" H ound ▁Dog ", ▁Pres ley ' s ▁drum mer ▁D . ▁J . ▁Font ana ▁admitted : ▁" We ▁took ▁that ▁from ▁a ▁band ▁we ▁saw ▁in ▁Veg as , ▁Fred die ▁Bell ▁and ▁the ▁Bell bo ys . ▁They ▁were ▁doing ▁the ▁song ▁kind a ▁like ▁that . ▁We ▁went ▁out ▁there ▁every ▁night ▁to ▁watch ▁them . ▁He ' d ▁say : ▁' Let ' s ▁go ▁watch ▁that ▁band . ▁It ' s ▁a ▁good ▁band !' ▁That ' s ▁where ▁he ▁heard ▁' H ound ▁Dog ,' ▁and ▁shortly ▁there after ▁he ▁said : ▁' Let ' s ▁try ▁that ▁song .' " ▁ ▁When ▁asked ▁if ▁Bell ▁had ▁any ▁ob jections ▁to ▁Pres ley ▁recording ▁his ▁own ▁version , ▁Bell ▁gave ▁Colonel ▁Tom ▁Parker , ▁Pres ley ' s ▁manager , ▁a ▁copy ▁of ▁his ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁Te en ▁Records ' ▁recording , ▁hoping ▁that ▁if ▁Pres ley ▁recorded ▁it , ▁" he ▁might ▁re ap ▁some ▁benefit ▁when ▁his ▁own ▁version ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁an ▁album ." ▁According ▁to ▁Bell , ▁"[ P ark er ] ▁promised ▁me ▁that ▁if ▁I ▁gave ▁him ▁the ▁song , ▁the ▁next ▁time ▁El vis ▁went ▁on ▁tour , ▁I ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁opening ▁act ▁for