Along Came Jones - Lyrics - George Jones

George Glenn Jones was an American musician, singer and songwriter who achieved international fame for his long list of hit records, including "White Lightning", as well as his distinctive voice and phrasing. For the last 20 years of his life, Jones was frequently referred to as the greatest living country singer. Country music scholar Bill C. Malone writes, "For the two or three minutes consumed by a song, Jones immerses himself so completely in its lyrics, and in the mood it conveys, that the listener can scarcely avoid becoming similarly involved." Waylon Jennings expressed a similar opinion in his song "It's Alright": "If we all could sound like we wanted to, we'd all sound like George Jones." The shape of his nose and facial features earned Jones the nickname "The Possum."

Well I plopped down in my easy chair and turned on Channel Two A bad gunslinger called Salty Sam was a chasin' poor Sweet Sue He trapped her in the old sawmill and he said with an evil laugh: "If you don't gimme the deed to your ranch, I'll saw you all in half" And then he grabbed her (and then?) He tied her up (and then?) He turned on the buzz saw (and then? and then?) Eh eh! And then along came Jones Tall thin Jones Slow walking Jones (Slow talking Jones) Along came long lean lanky Jones Well commercial came on so I got up to get myself a snack You should have seen what was going on by the time I got back Down in the old abandoned mine, sweet Sue was a havin' fits That villain said, "Gimme the deed to your ranch or I'll blow you all to bits" And then he grabbed her (and then?) He tied her up (and then?) He lit the fuse to the dynamite (and then? and then?) Eh eh! And then along came Jones Tall thin Jones Slow walking Jones (Slow talking Jones) Along came long lean lanky Jones [ sax solo ] Well I got so bugged I turned it off and turned on another show But there was the same old shoot-em up and the same old rodeo Salty Sam was a tryin' to stuff Sweet Sue in a burlap sack He said, "If you don't give me the deed to your ranch, "I'm gonna throw you on the railroad track" And then he grabbed her (and then?) He tied her up (and then?) A train started coming (and then? and then?) Eh eh! And then along came Jones Tall thin Jones Slow walking Jones (Slow talking Jones) Along came long lean lanky Jones...