"Honky-Tonk Girl" is a song co-written and originally recorded by Hank Thompson.
[3][2][4] Released by him on Capitol Records in 1954,[2][5] it was a nationwide country hit in the United States that year (reaching country number nine on Billboard).
[6] The song was notably covered by Johnny Cash.
Cash's version was released as a single by Columbia Records (Columbia 4-41707, with "Second Honeymoon" on the opposite side)[7][8][6][9][10] in June[11][12] or July 1960.
[13] The song evokes a barroom atmosphere.