Now she could dance that slow Uvalde shuffle to some cowboy hustle
How she makes them trophy buckles shine, shine, shine
Wild-eyed and Mexican silvered, trickin'dumb ol' cousin Willard
Into thinkin' that he's got her this time
Chorus:
Hill country honky-tonkin' Rita Ballou
Every beer joint in town has played the fool for you
Backslidin' barrel ridin' Rita Ballou
Ain't a cowboy in Texas would not ride a bull for you
She's a rawhide rope and velvet mixture walkin' talkin' Texas texture
High timin' barroom fixture kind of a girl
She's the queen of cowboys look at ol' Willard grinnin' now, boys
You'd a-thought there's less fools in this world
Chorus:
Hill country honky-tonkin' Rita Ballou
Every beer joint in town has played the fool for you
Backslidin' barrel ridin' Rita Ballou
Ain't a cowboy in Texas would not ride a bull for you
Good luck, Willard, and here's to ya
Here's to Rita and I hope she'll do ya
Right all night
Lord, I wish I was the fool in your shoes
Chorus
Hill country honky-tonkin' Rita Ballou
Every beer joint in town has played the fool for you
Backslidin' barrel ridin' Rita Ballou
Ain't a cowboy in Texas would not ride a bull for you
Rita Ballou Now she could dance that slow Uvalde shuffle to some cowboy hustle How she makes them trophy buckles shine, shine, shine Wild-eyed and Mexican silvered, trickin'dumb ol' cousin Willard Into thinkin' that he's got her this time Chorus: Hill country honky-tonkin' Rita Ballou Every beer joint in town has played the fool for you Backslidin' barrel ridin' Rita Ballou Ain't a cowboy in Texas would not ride a bull for you She's a rawhide rope and velvet mixture walkin' talkin' Texas texture High timin' barroom fixture kind of a girl She's the queen of cowboys look at ol' Willard grinnin' now, boys You'd a-thought there's less fools in this world Chorus: Hill country honky-tonkin' Rita Ballou Every beer joint in town has played the fool for you Backslidin' barrel ridin' Rita Ballou Ain't a cowboy in Texas would not ride a bull for you Good luck, Willard, and here's to ya Here's to Rita and I hope she'll do ya Right all night Lord, I wish I was the fool in your shoes Chorus Hill country honky-tonkin' Rita Ballou Every beer joint in town has played the fool for you Backslidin' barrel ridin' Rita Ballou Ain't a cowboy in Texas would not ride a bull for you Explain Request ×
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