East is east and west is west

"Buttons and bows"

East is east
And west is west
And the wrong one
I have chose
Let's go where
I'll keep on wearin'
Those frills and flowers
And buttons and bows
Rings and things
And buttons and bows

Don't bury me
In this prairie
Take me where
The cement grows
Let's move down
To some big town
Where they love a gal
By the cut o' her clothes
And I'll stand out
In buttons and bows

I'll love you in buckskin
Or skirts that I've homespun
But I'll love ya' longer, stronger where
Yer friends don't tote a gun
My bones denounce
The buckboard bounce
And the cactus hurts my toes
Let's vamoose where gals keep usin'
Those silks and satin
And linen that shows
And I'm all yours
In buttons and bows

Gimme eastern trimmin'
Where women are women
In high silk hose
And peek-a-boo clothes
And French perfume
That rocks the room
And I'm all yours
In buttons and bows

Ray Evans - Jay Livingston

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