merle and george

Alan Jackson

Daddy had a 1969 Ford
When I was just about 10 years old
We would listen to Jones and Haggard on the radio
He sang She Still Thinks, I Still Care
To a girl he used to know
Old Jones and Haggard raised my country soul

I learned how to sing and to shuffle my shoes
Listenin to Hag sing The Workin Man Blues
I never met ol Merle, but we were awful close
I cut my teeth on Swingin Doors
and Mama Tried to Sing Me Home
Ol Jones and Haggard raised my country soul

I maybe raged, but I m right
I got 5 dollars and it s Saturday night
Ol George sure put a lot of heart in the songs he sang
And everytime daddy got a little bit tight
Walk through this world make him cry
Ol Jones and Haggard raised my country soul

I learned how to sing and to shuffle my shoes
Listenin to Hag sing The Workin Man Blues
I never met ol Merle, but we were awful close
I cut my teeth on Swingin Doors
and Mama Tried to Sing Me Home
Ol Jones and Haggard raised my country soul

Ol George and Merle they raised my country soul