She could dance that slow bandera Shuffle to some cowboy hustle How she'd make them trophy buckles shine, shine, shine Wild-eyed Mexican silvery Tricking dumb old Cousin Winter Into thinking that he's got her this time New country honky-tonkin' Rita Ballou Lived a big joint in town Has played the fool for you Backsliding, rail-riding Rita Ballou Ain't a cowboy in Texas Would not ride a bull for you She's a rawhide rope, velvet mixture Walkin' talkin' Texas Texan High-timing ballroom fixture Kind of a girl She's the queen of the cowboys Look at old Willard grinning now, boys You'd have thought there's less fools in this world But there wasn't New country honky-tonkin' Rita Ballou Lived a big joint in town Has played the fool for you Backsliding, rail-riding Rita Ballou Ain't a cowboy in Texas Would not ride a bull for you So good luck, Willard Here's to you Here's to Rita And I hope she'll do you right on that Lord, I wish I was the fool in your jeans New country honky-tonkin' Rita Ballou Lived a big joint in town Has played the fool for you Backsliding, rail-riding Rita Ballou Ain't a cowboy in Texas Would not ride a bull for you New country honky-tonkin' Rita Ballou Lived a big joint in town Has played the fool for you Backsliding, rail-riding Rita Ballou Ain't a cowboy in Texas Would not ride a bull for you