i met her just a barroom queen in memphis she tried to make me upstairs for a ride she had to carry me right across her shoulder cause i just can t seem to drink her off of my mind she s a honky tonk woman gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme the honky tonk girl i met her either say in new york city i had to put up a one heck of a fight the lady said she d covered me with roses she broke my nose and then she broke my mind 