Walking Shoes

Tanya Tucker

I'm gonna put on my walkin' shoes tonight
Well, I'm a-leavin' here
'Cause you don't treat me right
All ya do is make me cry
So now I'm a-gonna say goodbye
I'm gonna put on my walkin' shoes tonight
Ya, I'll be wearin' my old travelin' hat
Now, baby, what do you think of that
'Cause all ya do is treat me wrong
So, honey, I'll be good and gone
I'll be wearin' my old travelin' hat
I'm the best thing, baby that you ever had
When ya find that out
You're gonna feel so bad
You'll beg me, please
Come back home to you
But it's too late
I'm puttin' on my walkin' shoes
Walk on
But I'll be wearin my Hipsall overcoat
And I ain't even leavin' you a note
All ya do is cause me pain
And I ain't commin' back again
I'll be wearin' my Hipsall overcoat
I'm gonna put on my walkin' shoes tonight
Well, I'm a-leavin' here
'Cause you don't treat me right
All ya do is make me cry
So now I'm a-gonna say goodbye
I'm gonna put on my walkin' shoes tonight
I'm gonna put on my walkin' shoes tonight
Yeah I'm gonna put on my walkin' shoes tonight


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    General Comment

    1) The word "commin'" in the 10th line from below must have been typed by mistake. It should have been "comin'", shouldn't it?

    2) What is the meaning of "Hipsall" in "Hipsall overcoat" ? I could fing it in a number of big English dictionaries. I didn't even get an answer from my English spoken friends, American as well as British.

    Note: To my hear it sounds "t" instead of "p" (?). Another lyrics provider wrote it as "It's my all over coat". But grammatically it doesn't seem to make sound, does it?

    Kind regards, JSutomo

    jsutomoon June 25, 2012   Link
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    General Comment

    Typing error correction on my comments:

    2) What is the meaning of "Hipsall" in ... etc. (After this line it should have read "I Couldn't find it ... etc.)

    jsutomoon June 25, 2012   Link

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