Honky Tonk Hardwood Floor Song Lyrics and Chords by Johnny Horton
Honky Tonk Hardwood Floor
recorded by Johnny Horton
written by
Tex Atchinson, Eddie Hazlewood, Harrell
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Well the fiddles are squeakin' the guitars are speaking
The
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piano plays a jelly
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roll
The
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man on the drums is
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far from dumb
And
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the bassman he plays from his
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soul
The
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tables are quakin' and your nerves are shakin'
But you
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keep on beggin' for
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more
You keep'a
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havin' your fun you lucky
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son of a gun
On a
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honky tonk hardwood
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floor
On a honky tonk hardwood floor
On a
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honky tonk hardwood
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floor
You keep'a
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havin' your fun you lucky
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son of a gun
On a
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honky tonk hardwood
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floor
There's a waitress handy but she don't sell candy
And she
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don't sell soda
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pop
There's a
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fat bartender who is
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there to serve ya
If
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you really wanna blow your
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top
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you got no money then there's a little honey
She's the
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gal that you
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adore
You keep'a
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havin' your fun you lucky
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son of a gun
On a
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honky tonk hardwood
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repeat #3
You're payday's Saturday you're broke on Sunday
By
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Monday you're feelin'
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sore
You got
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two black eyes that
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you picked up
From
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a little guy the night
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before
So
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you swear off drinkin' but then you get to thinkin'
'bout the
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good times you had
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galore
you keep'a
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havin' your fun you lucky
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son of a gun
on a
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honky tonk hardwood
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floor
repeat #3
You keep'a
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havin' your fun you lucky
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son of a gun
On a
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honky tonk hardwood
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floor
FAQ
Who sang the the song Honky Tonk Hardwood Floor?
- The song Honky Tonk Hardwood Floor was sang by Johnny Horton.
Who is Johnny Horton?
- John LaGale Horton (April 30, 1925 - November 5, 1960) was an American country music, honky tonk and rockabilly singer and musician, during the 1950s and early 1960s, best known for his saga songs that became international hits beginning with the 1959 single "The Battle of New Orleans", which was awarded the 1960 Grammy Award for Best Country & Western Recording. The song was awarded the Grammy Hall of Fame Award and in 2001 ranked No. 333 of the Recording Industry Association of America's "Songs of the Century". His first No. 1 country song was in 1959, "When It's Springtime in Alaska (It's Forty Below)".
Horton's music usually encompassed folk ballads based on American historic themes and legend. He had two successes in 1960 with both "Sink the Bismarck" and "North to Alaska," the latter utilized over the opening credits to the John Wayne film of the same name. Horton died in November 1960 at the peak of his fame in a traffic collision, less than two years after his breakthrough. Horton is a member of the Rockabilly Hall of Fame and the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame.
