Barney Song Lyrics and Chords by Loretta Lynn
Barney
Recorded by Loretta Lynn
Written by Frances Rhodes
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You can take Barney out of the barroom
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But you
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can't take the bar outta
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Bar
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ney
Barney likes to smoke 'em filter-
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tip
And if he can't get a blonde then he'll
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take a brunette
And all the while he's drinkin' from a
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pop-top
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He'll be tellin' lies to a
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cute
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head
With a smile on his lips and a
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drink in his hand
That's how you can always
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recognize my man
Barney's plenty ugly with his
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eyes all red
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bring him on home and I'll
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put him to
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bed
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Barney wins a playin' with the
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dice that he throws
But the one-armed bandits get a
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lot of his dough
To win a game of cards well he
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might have to cheat
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give it to a buddy gettin'
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back on his
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feet
Aw that's my Barney sittin'
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there hardly able
A braggin' he can drink us all
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under the table
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high as a kite
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put him in jail for
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tryin' to
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fight
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FAQ
Who sang the the song Barney?
- The song Barney was sang by Loretta Lynn.
Who is Loretta Lynn?
- Loretta Lynn (née Webb April 14, 1932) is an American singer-songwriter. In a career which spans six decades in country music, Lynn has released multiple gold albums. She is famous for hits such as "You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My Man)", "Don't Come Home A-Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind)", "One's on the Way", "Fist City" and "Coal Miner's Daughter" along with the 1980 biographical film of the same name.
Lynn has received numerous awards and other accolades for her groundbreaking role in country music, including awards from both the Country Music Association and Academy of Country Music as a duet partner and an individual artist. She has been nominated 18 times for a GRAMMY Award, and has won 3 times. Lynn is the most awarded female country recording artist and the only female ACM Artist of the Decade (1970s). Lynn has scored 24 No. 1 hit singles and 11 number one albums. She ended nearly 50 years of touring on the road after she suffered a stroke in 2017 and then broke her hip in 2018.
