A When you're ready for steady to go dancin', romancin' E Grab your sweetheart and jump in your car Drive right on down to the bright side of town A You'll be glad you don't have to drive far E A You'll be happy you don't have to go far D Park your pickups and Cadilacs, Fords and Renaults A E A * And dance like the dickens to the West Texas Waltz A Grandmammy, grandpappy if you plan to stay happy E You better lace up your best dancin shoes Come see us, don't write us, you can stop your arthritis A Just by dancin' away your blues E A Just by dancin' away your blues D So bind up your bunions with band-aids and gauze A E A * Come dance like the dickens to the West Texas Waltz A I met a fine banker and I'd sure like to thank him E For the credit he gave me made me shout He changed my whole attitude and to show him ny gratitude A I decided I'd just ask him out. E A Yes I thought I just might ask her out D I said close up your windows, honey, lock up your vaults A E A * And dance like the dickens to the West Texas Waltz A We spent the next to the last dollar in the old ice cream parlor E On a milkshake and a malt and a pop Then we heard us some sounds, there was a honky tonk lounge A Right Next to the ice cream shop E A Next door to the ice cream shop D Now only two things are better than milkshakes and malts A E A * And one is dancin' like the dickens to the West Texas Waltz A And the other is somethin', but really it's nothin' E To speak of it's somethin' to do If you've done it before, you'll be doin' it some more A Just as soon as the dancin' is through E A Right after the dancin' is through D And if anybody asks you why, just tell it's because A E A You been dancin' like the dickens to the West Texas Waltz.