George Harvey Strait (born May 18, 1952) is an American country music artist. George Strait has marked a monumental career achievement by having more number one hit singles than any living artist, a total of 52, second only to the late Conway Twitty. Out of all the new country singers to emerge in the early '80s, George Strait stayed the closest to traditional country. Drawing from both the honky tonk and Western swing traditions, Strait didn't refashion the genres; instead, he revitalized them for a new decade. In the process, he became one of the most popular and influential singers of the decade, sparking a wave of neo-traditionalist singers from Randy Travis and Dwight Yoakam to Clint Black, Garth Brooks, and Alan Jackson.
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Big Ball's In Cowtown Lyrics

George Strait

date: 9/26/96; 11:46:58 am
From: ah827@rgfn.epcc.edu (gene l. graham)
Subject: a big ball in cowtown

A big ball in cowtown
Recorded by bob wills and the texas playboys
Written by hoyle nix

Aagghh! let the ladies split out wide
Grab your pardner - go hog wild. aagghh! now, now, now;

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[g] big ball's in [g7] cowtown
[c] we'll all go [g] down
[g] big ball's in [g7] cowtown
[d] we'll dance a-[g] round.

[g] workin' on the [g7] railroad
[c] sleepin' on the [g] ground
Eatin' saltine [g7] crackers
[d] ten cents a [g] pound.

Chorus

Put on your new shoes
Put on your gown
Take off them sack clothes
The big ball's in town.

Chorus

I'll stay in cowtown
I'll stick around
Bolt up your window
The big ball's in town.

Chorus