Ol’ George Stopped Drinkin’ Today Lyrics - George Jones

OL' GEORGE STOPPED DRINKIN' TODAY 

WRITER O.B. McCLINTON 

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Me and the bottle 

Have always been friends 

Oh we've had a few ol' nasty fights 

But the bottle would always win 

And when I go to answer that final curtain call 

I can hear these words bein' whispered by all: 

(chorus) 

Ol' George stopped drinkin' today 

They're all gonna gather round me 

Lord I wish they could hear me say 

No more income taxes 

No more bills to pay 

Ol' George stopped drinkin' today 

Down in Mississippi 

The highway patrol 

Will read it in the paper 

And say, 

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