Biography:
John Gale "Johnny" Horton (April 30, 1925 – November 5, 1960) was an American country music and rockabilly singer most famous for his semi-folk, so-called "saga songs" which began the "historical ballad" craze of the late 1950s and early 1960s. With them, he had several major successes, most notably in 1959 with the song "The Battle of New Orleans" (written by Jimmy Driftwood), which was awarded the 1960 Grammy Award for Best Country & Western Recording.
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Other songs:
- Whispering Pines
- All For The Love Of A Girl
- All Grown Up
- All Grownup
- Alley Girl Ways
- Ballad Of The Green Berets
- Battle Of Bull Run
- Bawlin Baby
- Betty Lorraine
- Big Wheels Rolling
- Church By The Side Of The Road
- Comanche
- Counterfeit Love
- Done Roving
- Dont Use My Heart For A Stepping Stone
- Empty Bed Blues
- First Train Heading South
- Honky Tonk Hardwood Floor
- Honky Tonk Man
- I Love You Baby
- Im A One Woman Man
- Im Coming Home
- Its A Long Rocky Road
- Jim Bridger
- Mean Mean Mean Son Of A Gun
- Miss Marcy
- North To Alaska
- Ole Slew Foot
- Schottische In Texas
- Sink The Bismarck
- Sleepy0Eyed John
- Take Me Like I Am
- The Battle Of Bull Run
- The Battle Of New Orleans
- The Mansion You Stole
- The Sinking Of The Reuben James
- The Woman I Need
- They Shined Up Rudolphs Nose
- When Its Springtime In Alaska Its 40 Below Acoustic
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Honky Tonk Hardwood Floor
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The fiddles are squeekin', the guitars are speakin'
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And the pi-ano plays a jelly-roll
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The man on the drum is far from dumb
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And the bassman he plays from his soul
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The tables are quakin' and yer nerves are shakin'
D A
But you keep on beggin' for more
D Adim A F#m
You keep a havin' yer fun, you lucky son of a gun
B E A
On a honky tonk hardwood floor
Chorus
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On a honkytonk hardwood floor
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On a honky tonk hardwood floor
D Adim A F#m
You keep a-havin' yer fun, you lucky son of a gun
B E A
On a honky tonk hard wood floor
Solo over chorus
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There's a waitress handy and she don't sell candy
D A
And she don't sell soda-pop
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There's a fat bartender who's there to serve you,
B E
If you really wanna blow your top
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If you got no money then there's a little honey,
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She's the gal that you a-dore
D Adim A F#m
You keep a havin' yer fun, you lucky son of a gun
B E A
On a honky tonk hardwood floor
Chorus
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Your payday's Saturday, you're broke on Sunday,
D A
On Monday you're feelin' sore
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You got two black eyes that you picked up
B E
From a little guy the night be-fore
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So you swear off the drinkin' but when you get to thinkin'
D A
‘bout the good times you had, ga-lore
D Adim A F#m
You keep a havin' yer fun, you lucky son of a gun
B E A
On a honky tonk hardwood floor
Chorus
A
The fiddles are squeekin', the guitars are speakin'
D A
And the pi-ano plays a jelly-roll
A
The man on the drum is far from dumb
B E
And the bassman he plays from his soul
A
The tables are quakin' and yer nerves are shakin'
D A
But you keep on beggin' for more
D Adim A F#m
You keep a havin' yer fun, you lucky son of a gun
B E A
On a honky tonk hardwood floor
Chorus
D
On a honkytonk hardwood floor
A
On a honky tonk hardwood floor
D Adim A F#m
You keep a-havin' yer fun, you lucky son of a gun
B E A
On a honky tonk hard wood floor
Solo over chorus
A
There's a waitress handy and she don't sell candy
D A
And she don't sell soda-pop
A
There's a fat bartender who's there to serve you,
B E
If you really wanna blow your top
A
If you got no money then there's a little honey,
D A
She's the gal that you a-dore
D Adim A F#m
You keep a havin' yer fun, you lucky son of a gun
B E A
On a honky tonk hardwood floor
Chorus
A
Your payday's Saturday, you're broke on Sunday,
D A
On Monday you're feelin' sore
A
You got two black eyes that you picked up
B E
From a little guy the night be-fore
A
So you swear off the drinkin' but when you get to thinkin'
D A
‘bout the good times you had, ga-lore
D Adim A F#m
You keep a havin' yer fun, you lucky son of a gun
B E A
On a honky tonk hardwood floor
Chorus
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