They took a light from a honky tonk
Put the gleam in your eye
They took a record from the jukebox
And they bid my gal goodbye
And now she's gone
Honky tonk gal
Oh, you said you didn't love me
You didn't care no more
You'd rather spend your life
On a honky tonk hardwood floor
But I'll be gone
Honky tonk gal
Someday you'll come back crying
Someday you will be blue
And that mean old honky tonking
Life'll get the best of you
But I'll be gone
Honky tonk gal
You'd rather spend your life
On a honky tonk hardwood floor
But I'll be gone
Honky tonk gal
Lord, I'll stand right up and tell you
I'll lay right down and cry
Sweetheart, if you should leave me now
I'll know I'd lay and die
But now you're gone
Honky tonk gal
They took a light from a honky tonk
Put the gleam in your eye
They took a record from the jukebox
And they bid my gal goodbye
And now she's gone
Honky tonk gal
Someday you'll come back crying
Someday you will be blue
And that mean old honky tonking
Life'll get the best of you
But I'll be gone
Honky tonk gal
You'd rather spend your life
On a honky tonk hardwood floor
But I'll be gone
Honky tonk gal