Page type: lyric reference
Artist: ZZ Top
Canonical path: /zz-top/balinese
Related lyric paths: 6
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Balinese
Read Balinese lyrics by ZZ Top on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Balinese
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Deep in the South of Texas
not so long ago,
there on a crowded island
in the Gulf of Mexico
it didn't take too much money,
man, but it sure was nice.
You could dance all night if you felt all right,
drinking whiskey and throwing dice.
And everybody knows
it was hard to leave.
And everybody knows
it was down at the Balinese.
Yeah, I remember Ruby,
she always dressed in red
wearing skintight pants, Lord, and how she could dance
with a rag wrapped around her head.
And everybody knows
it was hard to leave.
And everybody knows
it was down at the Balinese.
And everybody knows
it was hard to leave.
And everybody knows
it was down at the Balinese,
it was down at the Balinese,
it was down at the Balinese.
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ZZ Top performs "Balinese", and this lyric page sits inside the ZZ Top catalog on LyroVerse.
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