I met a gin-soaked barroom queen in Memphis
She tried to take me upstairs for a ride
She had to heave me right across her shoulder
'Cause I just can't seem to drink her off of my mind
It's the honky tonk woman
Gimme, gimme, gimme the honky tonk blues
I met a divorcee in New York City
I had to pull out of some kind of a fight
The lady said she'd covered me with roses
She blew my nose and then she blew my mind.
It's the honky tonk woman
Gimme, gimme, gimme the honky tonk blues
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She's a honky tonk woman
Gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme
Gimme, gimme the honky tonk girl.
She's a honky tonk woman
Gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme
Gimme, gimme the honky tonk girl.
She's a honky tonk woman
Gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme
Gimme, gimme the honky tonk girl...