Expert: Mel Priddle - 4/3/2009

Question
In VN in the 60s, we had a jukebox in the NCO club and it had a country western song.  One of the lines was: "and she was a barmaid in the honky-tonk downstairs."  I loved that song and it stuck in my head.  
Would you know the title and artist/band that sung it?  Jeff in Atlanta

Answer
Hello Jeff,

"Honky Tonk Downstairs" (written by Dallas Frazier) was recorded by both George Jones and Ace In The Hole in 1965. There were later recordings by Poco (1970), Dan MacCafferty (1975), Suzi Quatro (1975),and George Strait (1981)


Well, it won't be long now
Until that 'ol sun goes down
And darkness helps me hide my shameful tears
My wife works all night long
For a man who's halfway gone
She's the barmaid in the honky-tonk downstairs

It's a shame she wears the name
Of a man who's locked and chained
To a bottle that's destroyin' all hopes and cares
To the men with the hungry eyes
She works and hides her pride
She's the barmaid in the honky-tonk downstair

(Instrumental Break)

It's a shame she wears the name
Of a man who's locked and chained
To a bottle that's destroyin' all hopes and cares
To the men with the hungry eyes
She works and hides her pride
She's the barmaid in the honky-tonk downstairs

She's the barmaid in the honky-tonk downstairs


Glad to be of help. Cheers........Mel.