Rita Ballou

Lyrics

[Verse 1] How could she dance that slow bandera Shuffle to some cowboy hustle How she makes those trophy buckles shine, shine, shine Wild-eyed and Mexican silvered Trickin' dumb ol' Cousin Willard Into thinkin' that he's got her this time [Chorus] Hill country, honky tonkin' Rita Ballou Every beer joint in town has played the fool for you Backslidin', barrel ridin' Rita Ballou Ain't a cowboy in Texas would not ride a bull for you [Verse 2] She's a rawhide, rope, and velvet mixture Walkin' talkin' Texas texture High timin', barroom fixture kind of a girl She's the queen of the cowboys Look at ol' Willard grinnin' now, boys You'd a thought there's less fools in this world But there wasn't [Chorus] Hill country, honky tonkin' Rita Ballou Every beer joint in town has played the fool for you Backslidin', barrel ridin' Rita Ballou Ain't a cowboy in Texas would not ride a bull for you [Bridge] So good luck Willard and here's to you And here's to Rita and I hope she'll do you Right all night Lord, I wish I was the fool in your jeans [Chorus] Hill country, honky tonkin' Rita Ballou Every beer joint in town has played the fool for you Backslidin', barrel ridin' Rita Ballou Ain't a cowboy in Texas would not ride a bull for you