HONKY TONK WOMEN

Original version

I met a gin soaked, bar-room queen in Memphis
She tried to take me upstairs for a ride
She had to heave me right across her shoulder
'Cause I just can't seem to drink you off my mind

It's the honky tonk women
Gimme, gimme, gimme the honky tonk blues

I laid a divorcee in New York City
I had to put up some kind of a fight
The lady then she covered me with roses
She blew my nose and then she blew my mind

It's the honky tonk women
Gimme, gimme, gimme the honky tonk blues

(Yeah!) It's the honky tonk women
Gimme, gimme, gimme the honky tonk blues

(Yeah!) It's the honky tonk women
Gimme, gimme, gimme the honky tonk blues

Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, this Rolling Stones' classic peaked at No. 1 in both the US and the UK charts. It was released on their 1969 LP Through The Past Darkly.

The above lyrics refer to the Rolling Stones' original version of the song. Check Bruce's live 09 Jul 1995 version (more details) and his live 18 Jan 1971 version of DANCING IN THE STREET for it contains a snippet of HONKY TONK WOMEN.