▁steady ▁back be at , ▁she ▁starts ▁out ▁singing ▁each ▁line ▁as ▁one ▁long ▁up be at . ▁When ▁the ▁words ▁change ▁from ▁" You ▁ain ' t ▁not hin ' ▁but ▁a ▁HO UND ▁Dog ", ▁she ▁begins ▁to ▁shift ▁the ▁down be at ▁around : ▁" You ▁T OL D ▁me ▁you ▁was ▁high - class ▁/ ▁but ▁I ▁can ▁SE E ▁through ▁that , ▁You ▁ain ' t ▁NOT H IN ' ▁but ▁a ▁h ound ▁dog ." ▁Each ▁has ▁a ▁foc al ▁acc ent ▁which ▁is ▁never ▁repeated . ▁According ▁to ▁Ma ure en ▁Mah on : ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁the ▁copy right ▁application ▁for ▁" H ound ▁Dog " ▁was ▁lod ged . ▁On ▁the ▁application ▁the ▁words ▁and ▁music ▁are ▁attributed ▁to ▁Thor nt on ▁and ▁recording ▁executive ▁Don ▁Rob ey , ▁with ▁the ▁copy right ▁claim ants ▁listed ▁as : ▁" M ur phy ▁L . ▁Rob ey ▁( W ) ▁& ▁Will ie ▁Ma e ▁Thor nt on ▁( A ). " ▁It ▁was ▁renew ed ▁subsequently ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁with ▁the ▁same ▁details . ▁ ▁Release ▁and ▁reception ▁In ▁late ▁February ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁" H ound ▁Dog " ▁was ▁released ▁by ▁Pe ac ock ▁( Pe ac ock ▁ 1 6 1 2 ), ▁with ▁the ▁song ▁cred ited ▁err one ously ▁on ▁the ▁label ▁to ▁Le iber -- O tis .