Music by Elton John
Lyrics by Bernie Taupin
Available on the album Honky Chéeau
When I look back boy I must have been green
Bopping in the country, fishing in a stream
Looking for an answer trying to find a sign
Until I saw your city lights honey I was blind
They said get back honky cat
Better get back to the woods
Well I quit those days and my redneck ways
And oh the change is gonna do me good
You better get back honky cat
Living in the city ain't where it's at
It's like trying to find gold in a silver mine
It's like trying to drink whisky from a bottle of wine
Well I read some books and I read some magazines
About those high class ladies down in New Orleans
And all the folks back home well, said I was a fool
They said oh, believe in the Lord is the golden rule
They said stay at home boy, you gotta tend the farm
Living in the city boy, is going to break your heart
But how can you stay, when your heart says no
How can you stop when your feet say go
Elton John - Honky Cat (Live 1972) (04:15)
Live from the Honky Chateau debut concert in London, Elton performs Honky Cat.
this is great. check out bettye lavettes version. break nyour heart.
Autor: bdoolin1945
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dont bring up that christian shit on youtube
Autor: princev11
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you might be quickly outnumbered, and in a battle you can't win in the end.
Autor: i842much
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This is a marvelous song - one of those buried treasures. I have also read that the studio recording of this song is the only one in his catalog that is just him and the piano (no strings, synth, etc.). And I wouldn't want it any other way.
Autor: wendellgee1985
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but hankpac, there's a liberal bia in bernie taupin's songwriting, don't you agree?
Autor: rochapman37
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God! some of you guys would turn Gold into crap!! yo are blind.......
Autor: choralstuart
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I'm a Christian Man and the fact that Elton is a Gay is an issue between him and the Lord. His Musical talents reigns superior to any other artist out there. The little Pop icons of to day will not be around still selling out every venue. You folks that judge Elton for being Gay, just remember that the Lord will be judging you also, a sin is a sin, no difference. Think about it before you post ugly things.
Autor: ITman1010
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I love this song....
Autor: Sevysssoul
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I am an old soldier. This song is so important to me I can never fully express.
somehow Elton John and Bernie Taupin have captured the essence of being a survivor or war/combat, and the sense of loss, and bewilderment that endures forever.
Thanks you gentlemen.
I sing this song at every reunion I attend.