Rita Ballou - Lyrics - Vince Gill

Vincent Grant "Vince" Gill is an American country singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He has achieved commercial success and fame both as frontman to the country rock band Pure Prairie League in the 1970s, and as a solo artist beginning in 1983, where his talents as a vocalist and musician have placed him in high demand as a guest vocalist, and a duet partner.

(Guy Clark) She could dance that slow Uvalde shuffle to some cowboy hustle How she made them trophy buckles shine shine shine Wild eyed and Mexican silvered trickin' dumb ol' cousin Willard Into thinkin that he's got her this time. Hill country *** 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. She's a rawhide rope and velvet mixture walkin' talkin' Texas texture High-timin' barroom fixture kind of a girl She's the queen of the cowboys look at old Willard grinnin' now boys You'd of thought there's less fools in this world. Hill country *** 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. --- Instrumental --- So good luck Willard, 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 jeans. Hill country *** 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. Hill country *** 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...