' s ▁release , ▁yet ▁used ▁a ▁similar ▁mel ody ▁without ▁any ▁att ribution ▁to ▁Le iber ▁and ▁St ol ler . ▁The ▁first ▁was ▁Sm iley ▁Lewis ' s ▁" Play ▁Girl ", ▁cred ited ▁to ▁D . ▁Bar th ol ome w ▁and ▁released ▁by ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Records ▁label ▁( Im per ial ▁ 4 5 - 5 2 3 4 ) ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁March ▁ 1 9 5 3 . The ▁Billboard ▁( M arch ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 5 3 ): 4 2 . ▁Descri bed ▁as ▁a ▁" st om ping ▁u pt em po ▁bo og ie ▁ro cker ", ▁it ▁began : ▁" You ▁ain ' t ▁not hin ' ▁but ▁a ▁Play ▁Girl ▁/ ▁St ay ing ▁out ▁all ▁night ▁long ". ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁female ▁imp erson ator ▁J esse ▁" Big ▁' T iny '" ▁Kennedy ▁recorded ▁" Country ▁Boy " ▁accompanied ▁by ▁His ▁Orchestra ▁that ▁was ▁released ▁by ▁R CA ' s ▁Gro ove ▁Records ▁( G ro ove ▁ 4 G - 0 1 0 6 ) ▁by ▁May ▁ 2 1 . ▁ ▁While ▁cred ited ▁sole ly ▁to ▁Kennedy , ▁this ▁song ▁has ▁a ▁similar ▁mel ody ▁to ▁" H ound ▁Dog ": ▁"' Country ▁Boy ' ▁has ▁a ▁de cept ively ▁sl ouch ing ▁f lip ▁on ▁the ▁' H ound ▁Dog ' ▁mot if ▁– ▁this ▁time ▁with ▁T iny ▁proc laim ing ▁proud ly ▁that ▁he