Honky Tonkin' Fool Lyrics
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Doug Supernaw
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Red hung out at the point of tears
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He was a honky tonkin' fool
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Ever since they brought that jukebox here
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Back in 1952
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He was the first to drop a nickel in
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When he danced with his first wife
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By '61 his wife was gone
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But that jukebox had survived
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It was three plays for a quarter
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I turned on enough to go
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Red showed me that ol' Wurlitzer
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And said, "Son, I want you to know
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If you ever come up to be short
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Just kick it on the side"
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Would you do this honky tonkin' fool
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One favor when I die
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he said
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Roll away my tombstone
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Put this jukebox in its place
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Make damned sure Your Cheatin' Heart
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Is the only song it plays
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I don't need no stone with fancy words
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This jukebox would be cool
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As a perfect final tribute to a honky tonkin' fool
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When we heard the news, me and Mr. Hughes
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Put that jukebox in my truck
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And hauled it on down to the place
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That ol' Red had hung it up
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And, I ran a short extension cord
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From the old caretaker's shed
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I kicked the side, played Your Cheatin' Heart
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Looked down at Red and said
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Red I rolled away your tombstone
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Put this jukebox in its place
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And I made damned sure Your Cheatin' Heart
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Is the only song it plays
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You were right about that tombstone, Red
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This jukebox [unverified] cool
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As a perfect final tribute to a honky tonkin' fool
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It's the perfect final tribute to a honky tonkin' fool
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Honky Tonkin' Fool
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Doug Supernaw |