When I was just a kid well my mama worked in a honky tonk
I remember watching her wait on tables between fights
Well a lot of things have changed today
But not them danged old honky tonks
I know cause I'm in there late each night
Honky tonks and country music
Have been around a long long time
But honky tonks and country music
Are both alive and well and doing fine
Middle -8 bars-
Well some friends of mine told me hey we like that country music
But the music that they listen to wasn't country at all
So I took 'em to a honky tonk that played real country music
And man did they really have a ball
Honky tonks and country music
Have been around a long long time
And honky tonks and country music
Are both alive and well and doing fine