Honky Tonk Man
Johnny Horton 1956
  (Chicago Country 37)   Bob Poyner
 
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OPENER - MIDDLE BREAK - CLOSER    Basic - SSD Week 4

Sides face grand square
I'm a honky tonky man and I can't seem to stop
I love to give the girls a whirl
To the music of an old juke box

Left allemande and you weave
When my money's all gone I am gonna telephone, singing
Swing your mama and promenade home
Singing hey, hey mama, can your daddy come home?

FIGURE    Mainstream, corner progression

Heads square thru 4 hands
Dosado, swing thru, boys run
Tag the line all the way, cloverleaf
Girls square thru 3/4, swing your corner lady
Promenade her down
*The moon comes up and that sun goes down
And I can't wait till I see the lights of town


ALTERNATE LYRICS

*Hey, pretty girl, and a jug of wine
So that's what it takes to make a honky tonk time

*Hey, a juke box knows only a honky tonk sound
Well I can't wait to lay my money down

*I live wild and dangerously
I've got plenty of company


TAG

Swing your lady singing
Hey, hey mama, hey, hey mama
Hey, hey mama, can your daddy come home?

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Cue sheet: https://www.ceder.net/recorddb/cuesheet.php?RecordId=3851
Lyrics:    https://www.ceder.net/recorddb/lyrics.php?LyricsId=2997