Honky Tonk Hill Song Lyrics and Chords by Lefty Frizzell
Honky Tonk Hill
Recorded by Lefty Frizzell
Written by A.L. Owens and Sanger D. Schafer
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law
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around some where'
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Arkansas
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honky tonk was
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built by a
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girl from Louis
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ville
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built it by a
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bridge on a
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30 acre
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ridge
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county line and
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she called it
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Honky Tonk
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Honky Tonk Hill (Honky Tonk Hill)
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Honky Tonk
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county line and she
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called it Honky Tonk
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y son of
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a big judge who ha
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won
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elections cause he
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had the people
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scared
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t care who h
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e hurt to keep hi
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e gold i
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momma
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once he
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warned me fifty
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times
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set a foot
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upon that sinful
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hill
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broke the judge'
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s will an
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d slipped across tha
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I caught poppa
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girl from
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Honky Tonk Hill (Honky Tonk Hill)
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Honky Tonk
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caught my daddy
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making out with a
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girl from Louis
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o see popp
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a break momma
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So I stepped in and
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loved that woman
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with my youthful
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skills
Now
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poppa's
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' momma
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f owner of
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a place calle
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f owner of
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FAQ
Who sang the the song Honky Tonk Hill?
- The song Honky Tonk Hill was sang by Lefty Frizzell.
Who is Lefty Frizzell?
- William Orville "Lefty" Frizzell (March 31, 1928 - July 19, 1975) was an American country music singer-songwriter and honky-tonk singer.He gained prominence in 1950 after two major hits, and throughout the decade was a very popular country performer.
Frizzell influenced a number of other country singers, including George Jones, Willie Nelson, Roy Orbison, The Everly Brothers, Keith Whitley, Merle Haggard, and John Fogerty. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1982. After the death of Hank Williams in 1953, Frizzell released many songs that charted in the Top 10 of the Hot Country Songs charts. His success did not carry on into the 1960s, and after suffering from alcoholism, he died at age 47.
A vocalist who set the style of singing "the country way" for the generations that followed, Frizzell became one of the most successful and influential artists of country music throughout his career. He smoothed out the rough edges of a honky tonk song by sounding out syllables longer and singing longer. Because of this, his music became much more mainstream without losing its honky-tonk attitude and persona.
