Two Hoops And a Holler - Jean Shepard Cover

SOTU Honky Tonk Heaven Two Hoops And A Holler - Jean Shepard When Jean Shepard met Hank Williams backstage just before he played a show in Bakersfield, California, near to where she grew up she said "I was a young girl with big ambitions and I told him I was going to be a country singer. He said: 'Oh yeah? Well, there ain't much room in this business for a woman country singer.' That was the general attitude back then, but it only made her more determined. D A E7 A A D A How come a man can fight and cuss and smoke and drink and chew A B E7 Step out on their wives and do the things they shouldn't do A D A But it's all right in the publics eye they say he's just a man D ↑ A E7 (knock) But if-a-woman does one little thing she's not worth D A E7 Two whoops and a holler she's lower than a hound A D A D A E7 If she drinks or smokes or tells a joke she's the lowest thing A in town A D A A woman has to dress the kids and send them off to school B E7 And do her best in every way to live the golden rule A D A The responsibility she has is much more than a man D A E7 (knock) But if she does one foolish little thing, she's not worth D A E7 Two whoops and a holler she's lower than a hound A D A D A E7 If she drinks or smokes or tells a joke she's the lowest thing A in town A D A If all the gals would stick by me we'd change the world around B E7 We'd make the men walk on their knees and sleep out on the ground A D A What I'm really trying to say and I know you'll understand D A E7 (knock) That women ought to rule the world cause the men ain't worth D A E7 Two whoops and a holler she's lower than a hound A D A D A E7 If she drinks or smokes or tells a joke she's the lowest thing A in town

Added 3 Jun 2026