Verse 1
[C]
East is east and west is west
And the wrong one I have chose
[F]
Let's go where they keep on wearin'
[C]
Those frills and flowers and buttons and bows
[G] [C]
Rings and things and buttons and bows.
Verse 2
[C]
Don't bury me in this prairie
Take me where the cement grows
[F]
Let's move down to some big town
[C]
Where they love a gal by the cut o' her clothes
[G] [C]
And you'll stand out, in buttons and bows.
[F]
I'll love you in buckskin
[C]
Or skirts that I've homespun
But I'll love ya' longer, stronger
[D]
Where yer friends don't tote a gun
Verse 3
[C]
My bones denounce the buckboard bounce
And the cactus hurts my toes
[F]
Let's vamoose where gals keep a-usin'
[C]
Those silks and satins and linen that shows
[G] [C]
And I'm all yours in buttons and bows.
Interlude
[F] [C] [D] [G]
Verse 4
[C]
My bones denounce the buckboard bounce
And the cactus hurts my toes
[F]
Let's vamoose where gals keep a-usin'
[C]
Those silks and satins and linen that shows
[G] [C]
And I'm all yours in buttons and bows.
[C]
Those silks and satins and linen that shows
[G] [C]
And I'm all yours in buttons and bows
Verse 5
[F]
Gimme eastern trimmin' where women are women
In high silk hose and peek-a-boo clothes
And French perfume that rocks the room
[G] [C]
And I'm all yours in buttons and bows.
[C]
Bow and flowers and buttins and bow
[G] [C]
Rings and things and buttins and bows
