She put on her red dress, she let her long hair down D G D (6 meas.)
She put on her red dress, she let her long hair down G G D (6 meas.)
She kissed goodbye her baby, she went out to paint the town A(7) D
She went out to paint the town D A7 D
Mommy oh dear mommy, please don’t stay out all night long
Mommy oh dear mommy, please don’t stay out all night long
Me and daddy’s longing for you, yeah we want you here at home
Oh we want you here at home
Don’t you cry little darlin’, your momma be coming home soon
Don’t you cry little darlin’, your momma be coming home soon
She’s painting the town tonight, your momma’s howlin’ at the moon
She’s a-howlin’ at the moon
She went down to the honky tonk, she had two things on her mind
She went down to the honky tonk, she had two things on her mind
One was the man she left at home, one was the one she hoped to find
Oh the one she hoped to find
She’s a-howlin’ at the moon