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Honky Tonk Women

This version of Honky Tonk Women was released by Joe Cocker in 1970.

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I met a gin-soaked barroom 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,
That 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 in roses,
She blew my nose and then she blew my mind.

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The lyrics for Honky Tonk Women are defined as the words making up the song released by Joe Cocker in 1970. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Honky Tonk Women have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Joe Cocker and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

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