Well I left my home down on the rural route Told my pa I was going stepping out And get the honky tonk blues Stopped into every place in town This city life has really got me down I got the honky tonk blues Went out last night I wore out my shoes Woke up this morning wishing I could lose Those jumping honky tonk blues I'm gonna tuck my worries underneath my arm And scat right back to my pappy's farm And lost those honky tonk blues