Well, I left my home down on the rural route
Told my baby I've been steppin' out
And catch the honky-tonk blues
Yeah, the honky-tonk blues
Good lord, I've got 'em
I've got the ho-on-ky tonk blues

Well, I stopped into every joint in town
This city life has surely got me down
I got these honky-tonk blues
The honky-tonk blues
Well, lord I got 'em
I got the ho-on-ky tonk blues

Well, I went to a dance and I wore out my shoes
Woke up this mornin', it were more bad news
I got the honky-tonk blues
The honky-tonk blues
Good lord, I've got 'em
I've got the ho-on-ky tonk blues

I'm gonna tuck my worries underneath my arm
And scat right back to my pappy's farm
And lose these honky-tonk blues
Yeah, the honky-tonk blues
Good lord, I got 'em
I got the ho-on-ky tonk blues