Louise, take it all back to town
Ain´t it a shame you´re too old to get around
But everybody knows you used to dance the hoochy coo
Just can´t shake it like you used to do

Louise

Louise, you used to work so hard
No one could compare
Always used to build a house
They came from everywhere
Men would scream
The ladies faint
The childrens weren´t allowed
No one on another bill could ever draw a crowd

That was a long time ago
How you keep it up
I just don´t know

Louise, take it all back to town
Ain´t it a shame you´re too old to get around
But everybody knows you used to dance the hoochy coo

Just can´t shake it like you used to do
Louise, Louise

Younger girls keep coming up, anxious for a chance
They´ve all been to college, got degrees in modern dance
Things keep getting rougher now
Where they once was slick
Old routines are getting tired
Tassels just don´t stick

Ooh
It´s so very hard
Every day slips away
Away, away