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Honkey Tonkin' Fool
Doug Supernaw
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Red hung out at the point of tears
He was a honky tonkin' fool
Ever since they brought that jukebox here
Back in 1952
He was the first to drop a nickel in
When he danced with his first wife
By 61 his wife was gone
But that jukebox had survived
But it was three plays for a quarter
I turned on enough to go
Red showed me that ol' Wurlitzer
And said, "Son, I want you to know"
If you ever come up to be short
Just kick it on the side
Would you do this honky tonkin' fool
One favor when I die
And he said "Roll away my tombstone"
Put this jukebox in its place
And then make damned sure Your Cheatin' Heart
Is the only song it plays
I don't need no stone with fancy words
This jukebox would be cool
As a perfect final tribute to a honky tonkin' fool
When we heard the news, me and Mr. Hughes
Put that jukebox in my truck
And I hauled it right down to the place
That ol' Red had hung it up
And, I ran a short extension cord
From the old caretaker's shed
And I kicked the side, played Your Cheatin' Heart
Looked down at Red and said
Red I rolled away your tombstone
Put this jukebox in its place
And I made damned sure Your Cheatin' Heart
Is the only song it plays
You were right about that tombstone, Red
This jukebox surely's cool
As a perfect final tribute to a honky tonkin' fool
It's the perfect final tribute to a honky tonkin' fool
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