She could dance that slow Uvalde
Shuffle to some cowboy hustle
How she made them cowboy buckles
Shine, shine, shine
Wild-eyed and Mexican silvered
Trickin' dumb old cousin Willard
Into thinkin that he's got her this time
Hill country honky-tonkin Rita Ballou
Every beer joint in town has played a fool for you
Backslidin' barrel ridin' Rita Ballou
Ain't a cowboy in Texas would not ride a bull for you
Verse
So good luck Willard and here's to you
And here's to Rita and I hope she'll do ya
Right all night
Lord I wish I was the fool in your shoes
Chorus