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Rita Ballou

This version of Rita Ballou was released by John Denver in 1998.

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She could dance and slow you ’bout, shuffle to some cowboy hustle.
How she made those trophy buckles shine, shine, shine.
Wild-eyed in Mexican silver, tricking dumb old cousin Willard
into thinking that he got her this time.

Hill country, honky-tonkin’ Rita Ballou, every beer joint in town has played a fool for you.
Back sliding, barrel riding Rita Ballou, ain’t a cowboy in Texas would not ride a bull for you.

She’s a rawhide roping velvet mixture, walking, talking Texas texture,
high-timing, barroom fixture kind of a girl.
She’s a queen of the cowboys, look at old Willard grinning now, boys,
you’d have thought there’s less fools in this world.

Hill country, honky-tonkin’ Rita Ballou, every beer joint in town has played a fool for you.
Back sliding, barrel riding Rita Ballou, ain’t a cowboy in Texas would not ride a bull for you.

Good luck Willard, and here’s to ya, and here’s to Rita, I hope she’ll do ya right all night.
But I wish I was a fool in your shoes.

Hill country, honky-tonkin’ Rita Ballou, every beer joint in town has played a fool for you.
Back sliding, barrel riding Rita Ballou, ain’t a cowboy in Texas would not ride a bull for you.
Lord, I wish I was in Texas, I would ride a bull for you.

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