Hiya Pete,
Hiya Jim,
Howdy Joe, Howdy Slim,
We know what you've been missin'
while you've been on the trail.
We're mighty glad you're back in town
and keepin' out of jail.
Put the red eye down and
drop your gun.
We're gonna have a little fun
and it's comin' to ya.
Hey all you roaring cowboys,
you got a treat tonight
Red garters on a dancing girl,
what a pretty sight
Come on you busy drinkers
and blow away the foam
Red garters on a dancing girl,
you'll never see it all
I'm feeling friendly and full of spice
But don't grab the package
or touch the merchandise
Hey all you men from Leadville
and you from Laramie
Red garters on a dancin' girl,
got a front for me
Red garters on a dancin' girl,
what you came to see?
Started off in yachters,
dressed from head to toe
Then I dropped my bustle
off south of Buffalo
Took off a dozen petticoats
in Altoona, Penn
It got so hot in Illinois,
dropped another ten
In Kansas let my hair down,
same in Iowa
Finally got in fighting shape in California
And here I wear the minimum,
red garters, hooray
And to see the maximum
they come from miles away
Hey you tobacco drummers,
who says this town is tame?
Red garters on a dancin', girl,
aren't you glad you came?
I've never been to Broadway,
I just don't fit the part
Red garters on a dancin' girl,
now that's what I call art
Don't tell the sheriff I'm
breakin' laws
Cause you'll find the sheriff
leading the applause
I know your eyes'll bug out,
your chest is gonna heave
I'm gonna toss my garters out ,
snap them on your sleeve
Red garters on a dancin' girl
That's the main event of entertainment
Red garters, red garters,
red garters on me