Oh I burned the little roadside tavern down
The only one for miles and miles around
Now it's just a pile of ashes on the ground
Yeah, I burned the little roadside tavern down

Oh I warned my man to stay away
From that tavern or I'd burn it down someday
I think he thought it was a joke until he smelled the smoke
Then he screamed, "That woman finally got her way!"

Oh I burned the little roadside tavern down
The only one for miles and miles around
Now it's just a pile of ashes on the ground
Yes, I burned the little roadside tavern down

He acted like a man who'd lost his mind
As the heat popped all those bottles of wine
You should have heard him cuss and shout as he tried to put it out
Throwin' water on it, a bucket at a time

Oh I burned the little roadside tavern down
The only one for miles and miles around
Now it's just a pile of ashes on the ground
Yes, I burned the little roadside tavern down
Yes, I burned the little roadside tavern down