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George Jones References in Song Titles and Lyrics

Below is a list of songs that are about Geroge Jones or contain references to George Jones in the lyrics. Specific lyrics that cite George Jones are listed when available.

  • All My Rowdy Friends (Have Settled Down) by Hank Williams Junior
    • "And I think I know what my father meant when he sang about a lost highway and old George Jones I'm glad to see he's finally getting straight, and Waylon staying home and loving Jessi more these days,
      and nobody wants to get drunk and get loud and all my rowdy friends have settled down."
  • Buy Me A Bar by Tommy Alverson
  • Country Western Truck Drivin’ Singer by Red Simpson
  • Cowboy Love by John Michael Montgomery
    • "Underneath the midnight moonlight
      Cuddled up real tight
      Cozied down by a fire
      Listenin' to some George Strait, George Jones
      Country love songs you'll change your mind"
  • Don’t Rock the Jukebox by Alan Jackson
    • "Dont rock the jukebox
      I wanna hear some Jones
      Cause my heart aint ready
      For the Rolling Stones
      I dont feel like rocking
      Since my baby's gone
      So dont rock the jukebox
      Play me a country song"
  • I Was Country When Country Wasn’t Cool by Barbara Mandrell
    • "I remember circlin' the drive-in
      Pullin' up and turning down George Jones
      I remember when no one was looking
      I was putting peanuts in my Coke
      I took a lot of kiddin' 'cause I never did fit in
      Now look at everybody trying to be what I was then
      I was country when country wasn't cool"
  • Mr. D.J. by Charlie Daniels
    • "Willie drowned in Whiskey River with Hank Jr's rowdy friends
      The Oak Ridge Boys sang Elvira Ricky played the mandolin
      Then them old boys from Alabama put the pedal to the medal
      And let it toll Roll On
      And I started feeling bad when George stopped loving her today
      Why don't you let old Mickey Gilley get down on them 88's
      Come on and play us something hot and let this 18 wheeler roll my blues away
      Hey Mr DJ hey Mr DJ hey Mr DJ'
  • Sing Till I Stop Crying by Pat Green
    • "The earth is slow out west of llano
      Better pull this car of mine off-road awhile
      And reached to the back for my daddy's old martin
      Hold it oh so close to me
      I'd sing me some Jones or sad Newberry song
      I'm Gonna Sing 'til I stop crying"
  • Somebody Save The Honky Tonks by Mark Chesnutt
    • “Tell me is it too much for a man to ask To hear Haggard and Jones sing CC Waterback With the lights so low And cold drafts will cost you one buck”
  • The Bird by Jerry Reed
    • The Chorus is the chorus from "He Stopped Loving Her Today" by George Jones"
  • The Old Side Of Town by Tom T. Hall
    • "We still drink cokes and tell old jokes and we bowl at splits and strikes
      George jones is still a hero on the jukebox every night
      Society is not for me, but i can still be found
      Oh, we miss you on the old side of town
      Babe, we miss you on the old side of town"

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