Well, I left my home down on the rural route
I told my pa I'm going to step it out
and get the honky tonk blues
Hey, the honky tonk blues
Hey, Lord, I got a
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
blues The jumping honky tonk blues
Hey, the honky tonk blues Cause, Lord, I got a
I got the honky tonk blues Well,
I stopped in two
Every place in town The city life has really got me down
I got the honky tonk blues Hey,
the honky tonk blues
Hey, Lord, I got a I got the honky tonk blues
I'm gonna tuck my worries underneath my
arm And scat right back to my pappy's farm
And leave these honky tonk blues Hey,
the honky tonk blues
Cause, Lord, I got a I got the honky tonk blues
When I get home to my ma and pa I know they're
gonna lay down the law about the honky tonk
blues The jumping honky tonk blues
Lord, I'm suffering with the honky tonk blues