Written by Johnny Horton
Chorus: E I'm a honkytonk man and I can't seem to stop A E I love to give the girls a whirl to the music of an old jukebox B But when my money's all gone, I'm on the telephone A B E Hollerin, "Hey-hey, mama can your daddy come home?" E B I'm livin' fast an' a-dangerously E But I've got plenty of company E B When the moon comes up and the sun goes down A B That's when I wanna see the lights of town Chorus Solo Chorus It takes a pretty little gal and a jug of wine That's what it takes to make a honkytonk, mine With the juke box a-moanin', a honkytonk sound That's when I wanna lay my money down Chorus