I'm a honky tonk man and I can't seem to stop

I love to give the girls a whirl to the music of an old jukebox

But when my money's all gone I'm on the telephone

Callin' hey hey mama can your daddy come home



I'm living fast and dangerously but I've got plenty of company

When the moon comes up and the sun goes down

That's when I want to see the lights of town

Cause I'm a honky tonk man...

[ guitar ]

I'm a honky tonk man...



It takes a purty little gal and a jug of wine

That's what it takes to make a honky tonk mind

With the jukebox a moanin' honky tonk sound that's when I wanna lay my money down

Cause I'm a honky tonk man...