HONKY TONK WOMEN

The Rolling Stones' 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

Page last updated: 14 Apr 2009

HONKY TONK WOMEN is a Rolling Stones classic written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. It was released as a single on 04 Jul 1969 in the UK and a week later in the US. It topped the charts in both nations. YOU CAN'T ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU WANT was the single's b-side.

The above lyrics refer to the Rolling Stones' original version of the song. Bruce Springsteen covered HONKY TONK WOMEN a few times. Check out the live 09 Jul 1995 version for more details.