Louise
Louise, take it all back to townAin't it a shame you're too old to get aroundBut everybody knows you used to dance the hoochy cooJust can't shake it like you used to doLouise
Louise, you used to work so hardNo one could compareAlways used to build a houseThey came from everywhere
Men would screamThe ladies faintThe childrens weren't allowedNo one on another bill could ever draw a crowd
That was a long time agoHow you keep it up, I just don't know
Louise, take it all back to townAin't it a shame you're too old to get aroundBut everybody knows you used to dance the hoochy cooJust can't shake it like you used to doLouise, Louise
Younger girls keep coming up, anxious for a chanceThey've all been to college, got degrees in modern danceThings keep getting rougher nowWhere they once was slickOld routines are getting tiredTassels just don't stick
That was a long time agoHow you keep it up, I just don't know
Louise, take it all back in townAin't it a shame you're too old to get aroundBut everybody knows you used to dance the hoochy cooJust can't shake it like you used to doLouise, Louise
Louise
OohIt's so very hardEvery day slips awayAway, away