C5 
she could dance that slow Uvalde 
F5 
shuffle to some cowboy hustle 
C5 
how she made them cowboy buckles  
G5 
shine, shine, shine 
C5 
wild-eyed and Mexican silvered 
F5 
trickin' old cousin Willard 
C5                               G5 
into thinkin that he's got her this time 


F5                               C5 
hill country honky-tonkin Rita Ballou 
                                        G5 
every beer joint in town has played a fool for you 
F5                               C5 
backslidin' barrel ridin' Rita Ballou 
                                G5               C5 
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 

hightimin' 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 
 
Chorus 
 

F5 
so good luck Willard and here's to you 
A5 
and here's to Rita and I hope she'll do ya 
G5 
right all night 
                              C5 
lord I wish I was the fool in your shoes 
 
Chorus