The King Is Gone (So Are You) - 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."

Last night I broke the seal on a Jim Beam decanter That looks like Elvis I soaked the label off a Flintstone Jelly Bean jar I cleared us off a place on that One little table that you left us And pulled me up a big ole piece of floor I pulled the head off Elvis Filled Fred up to his pelvis Yabba Dabba Doo, the King is gone And so are you 'Round about ten we all got to talking 'Bout Graceland, Bedrock and such The conversation finally turned to women But they said they didn't get around too much Elvis said, "Find 'em young" And Fred said "Old Fashioned girls are fun" Yabba Dabba Doo, the King is gone And so are you Later on it finally hit me That you wouldn't be 'a comin' home no more 'Cause this time I know you won't forgive me Like all of them other times before Then I broke Elvis's nose Pouring the last drop from his toes Yabba Dabba Doo, the King is gone And so are you Yabba Dabba Doo, the King is gone And so are you Last night I broke the seal on a Jim Beam decanter That looks like Elvis I soaked the label off a Flintstone Jelly Bean jar....