Boot Scootin’ Boogie is a country music song written by Ronnie Dunn and popularized by the American country duo Brooks & Dunn. The song was initially recorded by the band Asleep at the Wheel for their 1990 album “Keepin’ Me Up Nights”. However, it obtained widespread fame when Brooks & Dunn included it on their debut album, “Brand New Man”, released in 1991.
The song was the fourth single released from “Brand New Man” and it became a significant hit, handing number one on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in 1992. “Boot Scootin’ Boogie” played a key role in popularizing line dancing in the early 1990s and is often recognized with sparkling a renewed activity in the dance style within the country music community.
The lyrics of “Boot Scootin’ Boogie” observe the lively atmosphere of honky-tonk bars where people gather to dance, have fun, and enjoy country music. The song’s upbeat tempo and memorable chorus made it a favorite on dance beds across America.
Brooks & Dunn, consisting of Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn, became one of the most successful country music duos of all time, and “Boot Scootin’ Boogie” remains one of their signature hits, epitomizing the 90s country music era.
Lyrics
Out in the country past the city limits sign
Where there’s a honky tonk near the County line
The joint starts jumpin’ every night when the sun goes down
They got whiskey women, music, and smoke
It’s where all the cowboy folk go to boot scootin’ boogie
I got a good job, I work hard for my money
When it’s quittin’ time, I hit the door runnin’
I fire up my pickup truck and let the horses run
I go flyin’ down that highway to that hide a way
Stuck out in the woods to do the boot scootin’ boogie
Yeah, heel toe, docie doe, come on, baby, let’s go, boot scootin’
Oh, Cadillac, Black Jack, baby meet me outback we’re gonna boogie
Oh, get down turn around go to town boot scootin’ boogie
The bartender asks me, say, “Son what’ll it be”
I want a shot at that redhead yonder lookin’ at me
The dance floors hoppin’, and it’s hotter than the Fourth of July
I see outlaws inlaws crooks and straights
All out makin’ it shake doin’ the boot scootin’ boogie
Yeah, heel toe docie doe come on baby let’s go boot scootin’
Oh, Cadillac, Black Jack, baby meet me outback we’re gonna boogie
Get down turn around go to town boot scootin’ boogie
Oh, heel toe docie doe come on baby let’s go boot scootin’
Yeah, Cadillac, Black Jack baby meet me outback we’re gonna boogie
Yeah, get down turn around go to town boot scootin’ boogie
I say get down turn around go to town boot scootin’ boogie
Oh, get down turn around go to town boot scootin’ boogie