I met a gypsy barroom queen in Memphis An' on the street the summer sun did shine The sweetest rose that ever grow in Memphis I just can't seem to drink her off-a my mind She's a honky tonk woman (yeah) Give me, give me, give me the honky tonk blues (yeah!) She's a honky tonk woman (woo-hoo) Gimme, gimme, gimme, the honky tonk blues I laid a divorce in New York City An' had to pick myself out of a fight Ladies they all covered me with roses She blew my nose an'then she blew my mind Well, she's a honky tonk woman (yeah woo, Lord, hey hey) Give me, give me, give me, the honky tonk blues She's a honky tonk woman (woo-ooo-hoo) Gimme, gimme, gimme, the honky tonk blues She's a honky tonk woman (woo-ah) Gimme, gimme, gimme, the honky tonk blues She's a honky tonk woman (wooooo) Gimme, gimme, gimme, the honky tonk blues