I'm A People - 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."

There I was on the marquee, a-workin' for a livin', I've been gettin' instead of a-givin'. A-hangin' by my tail, a-waitin' for the dinner bell, Puttin' humans off. Every day, them fools rush in, And lay down my cage and watch them grin I put 'em all off, I'd hum a little song, An' watch 'em all go tee-hee. But I spell a P, a little bitty E. Sweet bop, bop, bop, sh-shoo, shoobie doobie doh, In a little round O. Now you add another P, a big skinny L, There's a-one more E, An' you got a people that looks like me. Now a monkey don't have to go down town, An' ask for a job an' gettin' turned down. I'm mad at me, I could smash me, 'Cause I am a people. --- Instrumental --- Now, a monkey don't have to shoot an' speak, All he do is drink his fees. Oh, me, what luxury. But I'm a people. Now I spell a P, a little bitty E. Sweet bop, bop, bop, a-shoo, shoobie doobie doh, In a little round O. Now you add another P, a big skinny L, There's a-one more E, An' you got a creature that looks like me. Now if anyone knocked on my door today, There'd be a little sign says: "Gone away. "Down to the zoo, diggin' you know who, 'Cause I'm a people. Now I spell a P, a little bitty E. Sweet bop, bop, bop, sh-shoo, shoobie doobie doh, In a little round O. Now you add another P, a big skinny L, There's a-one more E, An' you got a creature that looks like me...