She's burnin' the honky tonks down
Burnin' the honky tonks down

Smoke's been rising all over town
She's burnin' the honky tonks down


She's burnin' the honky tonks down
She caught me runnin' around
She was dancin' in the ashes

When they caught her with them matches
She's burnin' the honky tonks down


Well she's burnin' the honky tonks down
I tried but I could not put them out
Did the best to save the whiskey

But the flame's just too risky
She's burnin' the honky tonks down


She's burnin' the honky tonks down
She couldn't stop that honky tonk sound
It was sizzlin' like a griddle

When I ran out with my fiddle
She's burnin' the honky tonks down


She's burnin' the honky tonks down
She's down in the jailhouse now
Said she felt no remorse

For breakin' out that torch

She's burnin' the honky tonks down

Burnin' the honky tonks down
Smoke's been a rising all over town
She's burnin' the honky tonks down