she s been staring out the window four nights in a row like a caged up tiger she s pacing the floor and she just can t resist when she feels the pull she s got a restless spirit that she can t control and when she gets like this i gotta let her go she hears the call of the wild every once in a while she lets down her hair she s gotta get somewhere she can turn it loose and howl i know what s in store katie bar the door when she winks at me and smiles she s in a foot stompin honky tonkin love making state of mind so excuse me why all i gotta answer the call of the wild if there s ever been a lady well baby is just more of a woman at times like this now don t you worry about baby stepping out of line yeah she drives me crazy but it suits me fine she s hard to handle so i hold on tight and lord knows i got my hands full tonight she hears the call of the wild every once in a while she lets down her hair she s gotta get somewhere she can turn it loose and howl i know what s in store katie bar the door when she winks at me and smiles she s in a foot stompin honky tonkin love making state of mind so excuse me why all i gotta answer the call of the wild i said pardon me why all i gotta answer the call of the wild