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You don’t want to get between a woman and her boots — or go out a-messin’.  The song was written by the country and pop singer/songwriter Lee Hazelwood. Nancy Sinatra, daughter of Frank Sinatra, released it as a singled backed with “The City Never Sleeps at Night” and on her 1966 album Boots. And in 1966, the song went to #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, the U.K. Singles Charter, and the Australia Chart. It went to #3 in Italy. The song has had many covers in many genres, including versions for Loretta Lynn, Jessica Simpson, Geri Halliwell, The Residents, Megadeth, Dika Newlin, Jewel, Nicki Gillis, Operation Ivy, Parquet Courts, and KMFDM.

Nancy Sinatra is a singer, actor, and author. Other popular songs of hers include “Sugar Town,” “Something Stupid,” on which she sang with her father, “Jackson,” on which she sang with Lee Hazelwood, “You Only Live Once,” and more.

Here are the lyrics to “These Boots are Made for Walking” by Nancy Sinatra:

“You keep saying, you got something for me
Something you call love but confess
You’ve been a-messin’ where you shouldn’t have been a-messin’
And now someone else is getting all your best

These boots are made for walking
And that’s just what they’ll do
One of these days these boots
Are gonna walk all over you

Yeah, you keep lyin’ when you oughta be truthin’
And you keep losing when you oughta not bet
You keep samin’ when you oughta be a changin’
Now, what’s right is right but you ain’t been right yet

These boots are made for walking
And that’s just what they’ll do
One of these days these boots
Are gonna walk all over you

You keep playin’ where you shouldn’t be playin’
And you keep thinkin’ that you’ll never get burnt, ha
I’ve just found me a brand new box of matches, yeah
And what he knows you ain’t had time to learn

These boots are made for walking
And that’s just what they’ll do
One of these days these boots
Are gonna walk all over you

Are you ready, boots?
Start walking”

Check Out The Groove Pad for More 1960s Music

The Pass the Paisley Groove Pad is a resting stop, a place to chill out and listen to the featured song on the stereo. If the mood strikes you, click on the juke box to access and listen to the 50+ free online songs there. The TV has several channels, with selections updated twice a week. Every now and then, Pass the Paisley hosts an all-request of 1960s and 1970s songs for a Be-In at the juke box in the Groove Pad. Keep on truckin’. Hope you enjoyed “These Boots Are Made for Walking” by Nancy Sinatra.