ON A HONKY TONK HARDWOOD FLOOR
(Tex Atchison / Eddie Hazelwood / Scotty Harrell)

recorded by -
Kay Starr 1951
Jess Willard 1951
Bob Williams 1951
Johnny Horton 1958
Clyde Stacy 1958
Sandy Nelson 1962
Ernie Ashworth 1974
Sleepy LaBeef 1979
Tim O'Brien 1984
Donna 2001
The Starliters 2002


as recorded by Kay Starr
with Billy May & his Orchestra
October 10th 1951 Los Angeles


On a honky tonk hardwood floor,
On a honky tonk hardwood floor,
You oughta hear the beat
Of all the happy feet
On a honky tonk hardwood floor!

On a honky tonk hardwood floor,
On a honky tonk hardwood floor,
There you're havin' fun,
You lucky son of a gun,
On a honky tonk hardwood floor!

The theatre's all squeakin'
And guitars are speakin'
And piano plays the jelly roll.
And the man on the drums,
He's far from dumb,
And the bass man plays them a soul.

Well, the tables are shakin'
And the walls are a-quakin'
And the people swarmin' in at the door.
Well you're havin' fun
You lucky son of a gun,
On a honky tonk hardwood floor!

On a honky tonk hardwood floor,
On a honky tonk hardwood floor,
You oughta hear the beat
Of all the happy feet
On a honky tonk hardwood floor!

On a honky tonk hardwood floor,
On a honky tonk hardwood floor,
Say you're havin' fun,
You lucky son of a gun,
On a honky tonk hardwood floor!

There's mom and dad,
They're dancin' out of bad,
But they're trying to get in the groove!
When the band plays loud,
You oughta see the crowd,
Ever'body's on the move!

Well the whole darn's jumpin,
All the clubs are a-bumpin',
But you keep on beggin' for more.
Say you're havin' fun,
You lucky son of a gun,
On a honky tonk hardwood floor!

There's a bartender handy
Who makes drinks dandy,
And he'll even serve ya sody pop.
The couples slip and slide,
They dance from side to side,
And they haven't got a chance to stop!

Well if you have no money
xxxx? with Honey,
He's the one that you adore.
Well you're havin' fun,
You lucky son of a gun,
On a honky tonk hardwood floor!

On a honky tonk hardwood floor,
On a honky tonk hardwood floor,
You oughta hear the beat
Of all the happy feet
On a honky tonk hardwood floor!

On a honky tonk hardwood floor,
On a honky tonk hardwood floor,
Say you're havin' fun,
You lucky son of a gun,
On a honky tonk hardwood floor!




(Transcribed by Peter Akers - November 2017)