Hank Williams Jr. - Honky Tonk Blues Lyrics






Well I left my home down on the rural route
I told my paw I'm going steppin out and get the
Honky tonk blues,
Yeah the honky tonk blues
Well lord I got 'em,
I got the ho-on-ky tonk blues.

Well I went to a dance and I wore out my shoes
Woke up this mornin wishin I could lose
Them jumpin honky tonk blues,
Yeah the honky tonk blues
Well lord I got 'em,
I got the ho-on-ky tonk blues.

Well I stopped into every place in town
This city life has really got me down
I got the honky tonk blues,
Yeah the honky tonk blues
Well lord I got em,
Got the ho-on-ky tonk blues.

I'm gonna tuck my worries underneath my arm
And scat right back to my pappy's farm
And leave these honky tonk blues,
Yeah the honky tonk blues
Well lord I got 'em,
I got the ho-on-ky tonk blues.

When I get home to my Ma and Pa,
I know they're gonna lay down the law.
About the honky tonk blues,
Them jumpin' honkty tonk blues.
Lord I'm suffrin' with the honky tonk blues.





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  1. A.... H....

    Love em

  2. j.... m....

    Time for another Yee Ha.
    This is good stuff.
    Never gets old.

  3. B.... B....

    When ever Hank 3 starts singing I still think it’s Hank Sr.

  4. J.... L....

    Nashville never seen a better artist than Hank Williams I love how they was able to add his voice in with his son and grandson

  5. A.... G....

    Wow SUPERMEN OF MUSIC LOL LOVE YA

  6. D.... T....

    Hell yes real country. No offence 2 and 3 but Sr. Is still king. Great stuff.

  7. N.... h....

    I'll never understand all the hate for Jr. Grow the fuck up.

  8. L.... H....

    Happy to hear the three together even if it's through the magic of the recording studio.

  9. L.... K....

    All three are very very good

  10. G.... E....

    Ahh when did Hank 3 get along with his dad !

  11. D.... F....

    Good people good music lol

  12. J.... E....

    Hard to tell the difference between Sr and hank 3

  13. A.... L....

    The singing is good, but I think they could've chose more traditional music.

  14. T.... D....

    They're all awesome!

  15. E.... L....

    People are such idiots. Respect to all 3 for all they've given us. Their lives are all different. But they are all they can be for 🎶

  16. C.... W....

    wooo baby I have a country music blues

  17. J.... M....

    That's because Hank Williams Jr sings country pop

  18. P.... H....

    Fantastic love this from the three hanks thanks for this

  19. R.... B....

    A Good song and a Good singer. This ia a good video.

  20. L.... G....

    What really rude comments on here about hank iii and i have met hank iii in real life and he is a really sweet and kind and loving person to ever meet and i was grown up on sr and jrs music since i was a little girl

  21. S.... d....

    This is friggin AWESOME!!! My Mama was a Sr. fan, I was Sr & Jr and my son was a fan of all three!

  22. M.... 1....

    All three are really good

  23. m.... ....

    Some things is just cooler than shit, this being one of them. And Those Williams boys they still mean a lot to me,
    Hank and Tennessee.




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  24. B.... C....

    Hank III really does look like his Grandpa! (both sooo attractive!) I prefer not to be negative... all the Hanks were/are talented, maybe a couple more than one, but that's okay he passed the talent on... so glad to be alive listening to a 3rd generation Williams, just shows you that musical talent is "born" into a person!

  25. T.... 8....

    The most talent X10, a real country song has ever been a part of. You cant get any better of a song of you tried, especially when it has, three Hank Williams' men singing on it. The definition of country music, take a lesson and learn something all you pop country wanna be's.

  26. M.... H....

    When was this song released?

  27. C.... D....

    hank sr is the best hank

  28. A.... H....

    Having all three sing on the same song and sound perfectly synced is awesome.

    A.... H....

    Kid r ock

  29. s.... ....

    i found this CD AT CHRISTMASS TREE SHOP IN THE OUTDATED CD BIN I GRABBED THAT CD PRETTY QUICK AND I KEEP IT HANDY WHEN XM RADIO GETS BORING

  30. M.... ....

    What a privilege to hear these 3 men sing together!

  31. A.... ....

    The best country and western comes from pain, this family is full of pain from early death to substance abuse, these are outlaws, highway men, great musicians all around.

  32. C.... W....

    Man when Hank Sr. Starts singing it's like a fireball. Thanks for sharing; Jesus Christ Bless : )

    C.... W....

    Joseph Watkins

  33. s.... p....

    Sing a new rebel song. "Trump a hairball headed for hell song"

  34. b.... ....

    this song is nice

  35. T.... U....

    Wouldn't have been amazing if all 3 could've actually performed together

    T.... U....

    Did the 3 of them by any chance do "There's a Tear in my Beer"?

    T.... U....

    Gary Kerns no but hank jr and Sr did tear in my beer but not iii

    T.... U....

    OK, thanks. I wouldn't be surprised, though, if someday it does happen.

    T.... U....

    Jake Cars Reviews when was the tear in my beer music video shot

    T.... U....

    SuperSonic2324 YT I believe in the late 80s

  36. T.... ....

    Sure is a bunch of ignorant comments on here. I dont think they were trying to have a singing/career/ whose best/ or best looking contest. Cant anyone just appreciate the music?

    T.... ....

    Amen brother.

    T.... ....

    TheNatureboy64 they have all kinds of tools but they ain't made a wrench yet that can fix stupid or just plain dumbass

    T.... ....

    I love all 3 Hanks, and Hank III is like the carbon copy of his Grandpa, same voice, same look.

    T.... ....

    Leave my HANKS ALONE PEOPLE!!!

  37. S.... G....

    Hank the 3rd looks just like his grandpa.

    S.... G....

    I agree and I think Jr. would have as well had it not been for the accident...Williams blood runs strong in those jeans.

    S.... G....

    Yes, he does.

    S.... G....

    That, too.

    S.... G....

    Sarah Gregory Just like Hank!

    S.... G....

    He looks just like his Dad before he had his accident

  38. m.... ....

    lol all all the oppinionated keyboard warriors arguin who's the best xD shut the faaaahk up and enjoy the music

  39. J.... Q....

    I guess the question is will hank 3 have any children? He is in his 40's now.....

    J.... Q....

    He has a son, but I don't think his name is HW4 or anything like that

    J.... Q....


    Really? ADHD or any p\of the spinal problems that have plagued the williams family, I wonder? God Bless Him...

    J.... Q....

    The reason he got into country was to pay of child support he was playing somewhere they basically where like her ya go you have a kid now pay up.

  40. T.... F....

    there is no hank that is bad butt it is very scary han 3 dead on like grand dad

  41. L.... B....

    Hank the 3rd is the best

  42. H.... D....

    Personally, no disrespect to anyone else or their opinions, but Hank Williams Sr. has my heart. He has got to be the best in the Williams clan.

  43. V.... M....

    I hear a lot of comments about Hank Sr (Damn that man was awesome) Hank Jr (my favorite) and Hank lll (so much like his Granddaddy (Hank Jr's son) when he wants to be) But to give the devil his do, there's all pretty damn good! Hank Sr was the man, Hank Jr was made to spend so much to time being groomed in his daddy's footsteps that at some time he had to break away and go his own way and do his own thing, but to be honest with y'all, I've yet to see Hank lll at any kind of country music awards show at all, or chart the tops like Luke The Drifter or Bocephus did. Listen to some of the songs that Hank Jr did in the 60's and 70's and he sounds so much like his Daddy it's uncanny, almost scary. God bless them all.

    V.... M....

    Vance Mcknight there a reason why hank Williams 3rd ain't ever at the awards. he basically been banned cause of what things of today country music and he want kiss Nashville ass.he is the newest outlaw in country music

    V.... M....

    Vance Mcknight I don't know how old you are, but I saw him win and except in person CMA Entertainer of the year 3 yrs in a row.. 1987, 88 and 89....as well as winning best video for There's a tear in my beer.... (forgot which yr but it was around the same time frame... So yes, he's been on CMA's lots in the past.... I might be wrong but I think as for entertainer of the year Hank was followed by George Straight...

    V.... M....

    @TheFarmerfitz lol... Correct on Jr! .. But he was talking about Hank Williams lll .

    V.... M....

    @Preston McDonald had to read my comment because I forgot it... After all it was 2 yrs ago and I may have had a few beers at the time and misread what I commented on... lol.. Yes, you're right.. I stand corrected... Hank 3 As far as I know has never won a cma... I don't think he gives a $#!t either.. I could not say if he ever attended one though...

  44. M.... C....

    I think all 3 are good singers and each in his own right.  I like Jr's music  best but still enjoy III.  Go figure.  Great talent is great talent, whether you are the first, second or third.

    M.... C....

    Junior and Hank the Third carrying on a family tradition all three of them very talented

    M.... C....

    That's why there so good they get it from there Daddy and Granddaddy

    M.... C....

    I like Jr's songs better overall, but I like 3's singing more

  45. w.... n....

    the way i'  hear it....hank jr and hank sr...sound alike!!!!....altho'...............HANK 3 ......................hes'' just plain, SSSSSSSexy

  46. w.... n....

    HANK 3rd ......... . .....was the best!

  47. J.... g....

    hank three kinnda sounds like hank sr jr has his on voice which sounds gd

  48. D.... ....

    Hank III is a joke compared to Jrq

    D.... ....

    @Dirtydeff go to hell u fuck!
    hank iii is a legend...I like Jr. but not like the THIRD!

    D.... ....

    Dirtydeff Hank 3 deserves way more respect than jr. He actually went and decided not to live in the shadows of his dad & grandpa. That deserves more respect than his dad.

    D.... ....

    The Hermit guitar lessons they all deserve respect. Even Haley Williams got some pipes on her. They're country music royalty

  49. C.... K....

    Hank Jr had his dads voice. then he hit puberty. couldn't do anything but the rock country style

    C.... K....

    FINALLY!!!! Somone who knows what they are talking about. Most people commenting about how Hank 3 is like Sr, have never heard any Pre Ajax Fall Hank Jr.

    C.... K....

    Cameron Kaiser he actually got in a bad mountain climbing accident that nearly killed him and it dropped his voice. Look it up it happens if it never happened he would probably sound like his dad still and would look a whole lot different since he grew the beard to hide the scars and uses the glasses to hide scars

  50. N.... T....

    Hank III puts his dad to shame!  
    The talent in this family went from Sr. to III !!!

    N.... T....

    Hank II has 15 Gold and 9 Platinum albums. Just imagine how well he would do, if he had talent!

    N.... T....

    They can both sing and both have enormous amounts of talent. Just different styles.

    N.... T....

    Well, from a "singers" point of view, Hank Jnr is the best "vocalist" of the three, simply because of his range and versatility.

    N.... T....

    Nico Tena the TOTAL truth !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    N.... T....

    I like it simple you can't put Sr. and a rock beat together. Each "Hank" was an innovator in their own time. If you look at some of Hank Jr's earlier stuff, all it was was his dad's songs. And he sounded exactly like his father. When the movie "Your Cheatin Heart" came out in 64, he did the soundtrack and sang it note for note, line for line just identical to his father. His mother Audrey pushed him and pushed him to sing nothing but his father's music. He couldn't do his own thing, because he had to be the reincarnation of his daddy.
    Hank Jr was tired of it. He wanted to do his own music his own way.
    He was tired of standing in his father's shadow and wanted to be his own man.

  51. D.... M....

    Thanks for bringing your grampa voice back. You got the gift.

  52. R.... C....

    I love all three of these dudes.  Was never real thrilled with Hank Jr writing every other song about his Daddy though.  We get it....you're Hanks son.  Write some songs and ride your own coattails there Jr!

    R.... C....

    really rob, one of hank jr biggest problems in life was being a clone, have you ever even looked at who he is, very little of what you said ever occurred. i think its pitiful for someone so ill informed as you to comment on a subject you know nothing about. jr's mom and the rest of hanks hangers on used him as a money maker from the time he was a small child, when he broke away all the so called true fans pissed all over him and how he disrespected his dad and his memory. fuck you and your stupid shit. you love all of these dudes, yeah it sounds more like you are a fan of tobacco chewing shit bags being recorded just to make money, or beiber.

  53. R.... ....

    Lots of old people hating on Hank III, I see.

  54. l.... p....

    The way I see it Hank III inherited Hank II looks and voice while Hank II inherited his talent.

    l.... p....

    Shit Hank 2 sings so much better than Hank 3. Hank 3 is a wannabe.

    l.... p....

    @Reed Wallis that is complete bullshit. And believe I thought the same thing as you once, but the more I listened to Hank lll the more I respect him. And at least III isn't friends with a piece of shit "country singer" known as Kid Rock.

    l.... p....

    @Michael Ray Martinez True I see your point

    l.... p....

    @Reed Wallis also he really doesn't care about the fame or the money, he just wants to make the music he loves.

    l.... p....

    No li Jo hi

  55. C.... S....

    @burnyd1978  Hank jr. fell of a mountain and had lots of surgery and never really looked like he does now, thats why he looks different

  56. c.... ....

    Hank Sr and Hank 3 rock and are total groundbreakers...Hank JR was always an overrated hack

    c.... ....

    cliffiez sure he is. Thats why he has sold over 70 million albums worldwide ....20 gold and 6 platinum. 13 #1 albums and 10 #1 singles. Hank III is pretty good, but if he can accomplish 1/10 of that....then I would be impressed

    c.... ....

    cliffiez hank 3 is far from a groundbreaker lol. And not country anymore hank sr>hank jr> hank 3

    c.... ....

    hank jr done his own music hank 3d would be shit without the other two

  57. b.... ....

    Let's be fair - Hank Jr. has talent but Hank III has pathos and angst and misery and all the things that lead to great music. I don't know why the passion skipped a generation but it did. There is no substitute for not fitting in.

  58. D.... K....

    Now I understan; Opinions are like the body parts that everybody has and everybody else wants to ignore.

  59. D.... K....

    So when your fathers intelligence passed his son by, which way did it find?

  60. G.... M....

    Has his grandads twang and looks too.

  61. B.... B....

    wow really? disagree

  62. m.... ....

    lll and Sr. look and sound very similar, it's awesome we still can hear the sound of good country even years after the passing of Sr.

  63. j.... w....

    REALLY, hope u mean that ina good way! JR's the shit!!! But...Ole III is the best thing since Hank SR. But thats just me lol

  64. M.... ....

    These 3 are great, but this hacked up abomination ruines it.
    If i want to hear them ill listen seprate and not this unatural sounding jammed together mess. I don't mean to offend anyone I'm just stating my opinion.

  65. F.... ....

    You are so right!!!! The Hank Williams family are the equivalent of Englands Royal family!!!!!!!

  66. J.... F....

    awesome shit here wow

  67. M.... B....

    Thats because his daddy had an accident. Hank Jr use to look like his daddy before his accident in 1975.

  68. C.... C....

    No, the crap on the radio in the past 20 years is a disgrace to country music. This family is the foundation of real country.

  69. t.... ....

    Hank Jr. can kill any song. This one proves it.

  70. 4.... ....

    This is a disgrace to county music -

  71. W.... w....

    just awesome thank god for digital remixing so were able to hear all three at one time

  72. b.... ....

    hank iii looks and sounds more like he should be hank sr's son than hank jr

  73. I.... ....

    He is most like his grandaddy ha but I have to say all 3 of them are magnificant!

  74. F.... ....

    Yeah right. Hank Jr. kills it still. Had a huge career and is still a great entertainer.

  75. O.... T....

    Haven't figured it out yet I see. Hank 3 is the reincarnation of Hank SR. seems like to me, I mean genes, but holly shit....when hank3 breaths another killer song comes out on his breath.#3 is the KING god save the king!!!

  76. j.... d....

    this is so fuckin stupid. Grow up. its good music. Sr is and always will be the undisputed KING of cuntree. jr is great except the pop shit. but old timers i love to let you know bitches 3 is THE GREAT ONE. sr n jr played country. 3 plays everything. i like all 3 hanks but 3 is king

  77. k.... h....

    @toxicash420 everyone has a right to thier own opinion! i still say jr. is the best he has written 4x as many songs as daddy did and he has lived twice as long! and country music entertainer of year more time's than anyone!

  78. t.... ....

    @lvkenny420man No your very wrong, Hank Sr. is way better.. He's the one they'll still be talking about 100 yrs from now, No one will give a fuck about Jr. 100 yrs from now.

  79. B.... ....

    @lvkenny420man Hell Yea!!!

  80. B.... ....

    @THEFLYINGREDNECK JR is badass hes the only fuckin american that would say obama is the enemy on live television then he woudnt kiss the nfl's white ass hes bad ass the only real outlaw in country music his son is bad ass also

    B.... ....

    BIGCASEMAN Hanks the bad ass and always will be hes. Still one of the best and always will be if you don't like Hanks country sound you can 💋 kiss my ass. hell yeah buddy.

  81. M.... ....

    God dammit, Hank Sr. and Hank III look exactly alike

  82. M.... ....

    @stevehaxsax Jr can sound just like his father, but he switched it up and does his own thing now.

  83. r.... ....

    Love this! This is a great cd!!

  84. k.... h....

    Hank Jr. is the greatest country singer and writer ever!!!!!!!!!

  85. 4.... ....

    @imaStonesFan hats why you are a stones fan

  86. 4.... ....

    hank 3 is now the man say it

  87. r.... ....

    Hank Williams is the best ever.

  88. W.... ....

    LETS GO ON TOUR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  89. J.... T....

    hank 3 sounds just as good as any one of the other two hank sr and hank jr.the old saying goes the nut dosent fall far from the tree.im a big fan of hank ,hank jr and now hank 3 .i think jr & hank 3 had ott to work and record more.

  90. j.... b....

    @HereisRick,
    It's alright to be a rebel if you got talent. He not only blows, he sucks. The talent did stop with Hank Jr. although his daughter is pretty good.

  91. 1.... ....

    Hank Sr & III sounds awsome but the music is terrible because its not country.

  92. b.... f....

    i guess talent isn't really passed down from generation to generation, it skips sometimes.

  93. B.... L....

    Hank 3 doesnt hold a candle to his daddy or grandaddy. He blows.

  94. S.... N....

    it is just that hank 3 sounds so very much like his grandfather
    and looks like him, must give jr credit though he did have him lol

  95. T.... w....

    Hank SR and Hank III are great. Hank JR sucks! Get him out.

  96. r.... ....

    @sarge958 Yeah. That is true. I am just not too fond of him in recent years. Watching him berate his son for doing things his way, and denounce his boy publicly really sickened me. Plus....what the hell is with the glasses anymore. Haha. We all seen his mug shot. He looks like his pop with a beard.

  97. s.... ....

    @aarontheman9196 Cause it's too country for country.

  98. s.... ....

    @ringgiant1 I'd say that Hank Jr. has plenty of talent,it just ain't the same as his daddy's.

  99. r.... ....

    Haha. The talent passed old Jr. and found its way into III's voice box.

  100. m.... ....

    @tunafishoffun Now now, dont get so angry, I hate all modern country