[Chorus 1]
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
[Verse 1]
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
[Chorus 2]
That was a long time ago
How you keep it up
I just don't know
[Chorus 1]
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
[Verse 2]
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
Ta**els just don't stick
[Chorus 2]
[Chorus 1]
[Outro]
Ooh
It's so very hard
Every day slips away
Away, away