Mother Of A Honky Tonk Girl Song Lyrics and Chords
Mother Of A Honky Tonk Girl Song Lyrics and Chords by Jim Reeves
Mother Of A Honky Tonk Girl
Recorded by Jim Reeves and Carol Johnson
Written by Bob Newman
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I'm the
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mother of a honky tonk
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girl
And I
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die when they speak my baby's
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name
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hope that God will for
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give
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now I know that I'm to
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blame
Spoken:
Excuse me
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friend for intruding this way
But there's something I've just got to
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say
I remember this girl they're whispering about
Just like it was
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yesterday when she was small
They'd bring her in the
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tavern and set her on a stool
And give her a drink of their beer and laugh
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thought oh you crazy fools
But what could
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I do or what could I say
I'm just a bar
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tender and work here for my pay
And I could
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cry when I hear a mother say
Repeat #1
You
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probably wonder why
I chose to condemn the stuff I
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sell
But I've seen the hurt it's caused
And the
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souls it's sent to hell
Once they're on the wrong
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road
With temptation let us turn around
Like the girl they're all talking about
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The one they're running down
Instead of giving her a
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drink of beer
Where angels have never trod
They should have
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given her a taste of love
Yes and a
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taste of God
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hope that God will
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forgive
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I'm the
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mother of a honky tonk
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girl
FAQ
Who sang the the song Mother Of A Honky Tonk Girl?
- The song Mother Of A Honky Tonk Girl was sang by Jim Reeves.
Who is Jim Reeves?
- James Travis Reeves (August 20, 1923 - July 31, 1964) was an American country and popular music singer-songwriter. With records charting from the 1950s to the 1980s, he became well known as a practitioner of the Nashville sound. Known as "Gentleman Jim", his songs continued to chart for years after his death. Reeves died in the crash of his private airplane. He is a member of both the Country Music and Texas Country Music Halls of Fame.
