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Hot Dog Lyrics - Led Zeppelin



Well 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 finaly did sat down
I find myself no wiser than before

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

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 gonna give her something like she never had before

I took her love at seventen
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

I thought I had it all sewn up
Our love, a plot, a pick-up truck
But folks said she was after something more
I never did quite understand
All that talk about rockin' bands
But they just rolled my doll right out the door

Influenced by American rockabilly music, which Robert Plant enjoyed. A hot dog is distinctly American cuisine.
A fun, rollicking tune at a tough time for the band. Plant's 5-year-old son, Karac, died in 1977 and they were all worn out from constant touring and recording.
The lyrics about a girl in Texas who "Took my heart" may have been based on a real woman in Plant's life.
A promotional video was shot. This was the closest Led Zeppelin came to a music video.
Plant called this a tribute to Texas and the state of mind of the people in Texas.

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