Well, I left my home down on the rural route
I told my pa I'm going to stay up a night
And get the honky-tonk blues
Hey, the honky-tonk blues
Hey, Lord, I got them
I got the honky-tonk blues
Well, I went to a dance and I wore out my shoes
Woke up this morning wishing I could
lose Them jumping honky-tonk blues
Hey, the honky-tonk blues Oh, Lord, I got them
I got the honky-tonk blues
Well,
I stopped into every place in town
This city life has really got me down
I got the honky-tonk blues Hey,
the honky-tonk blues
Well,
Lord,
I got them I got the honky-tonk blues
I'm going to tuck my worries underneath my
arm And scat right back to my pappy's farm
And leave this honky-tonk blues Hey,
the honky-tonk blues
Oh, Lord, I got them I got the honky-tonk blues