East is east and west is west 
 And the wrong one I have chose 
 Let's go where they keep on wearin' 
 Those frills and flowers and buttons and bows 
 Rings and things and buttons and bows. 
    Don't bury me in this prairie 
 Take me where the cement grows 
 Let's move down to some big town 
 Where they love a gal by the cut o' her clothes 
 And you'll stand out, in buttons and bows.   
 I'll love you in buckskin 
 Or skirts that you've homespun 
 But I'll love ya' longer, stronger 
 Where yer friends don't tote a gun   
 My bones denounce the buckboard bounce 
 And the cactus hurts my toes 
 Let's vamoose where gals keep a-usin' 
 Those silks and satins and linen that shows 
 And I'm all yours in buttons and bows.   
 Gimme eastern trimmin' where women are women 
 In high silk hose and peek-a-boo clothes 
 And french perfume that rocks the room 
 And I'm all yours in buttons and bows.   
 Buttons and bows, buttons and bows