Louise

Louise take it all back in town
Ain't it a shame
You're too old to get around
But everybody knows you used to dance to "Hoochie koo"
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 build 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 in town
Ain't it a shame
You're too old to get around
But everybody knows you used to dance to "Hoochie Koo"
Just can't shake it like you used to do
Louise, Louise

Younger girls keep coming up anxious for a chance
They bulb in to college, got degrees in modern dance
Things keep getting rougher know
Where there once was slip
Older teens are getting tired
Tassels just don't stick

That was a long time ago
How you keep it up I just don't know

Louise take it all back in town
Ain't it a shame
You're too old to get around
But everybody knows you used to dance to "Hoochie Koo"
Just can't shake it like you used to do
Louise, Louise

Louise, ooh
It's so very hard
Every day snips away
Away, away