The King Of The Honkey-Tonk Is Gone

I heard the news today, George Jones had passed away
I checked the radio to hear what they might say The DJ on the air played “She Still Things I Care” It made me feel just like a sad old country song ‘cause the king of the honky tonk is gone, long
gone
Oh, the king of the honky tonk is gone
It was just a lone star dream
about a man who was born to sing
people drove from miles around to sing along smoke and whiskey back street bars
rhinestone suits and steel guitars
he played the hayride and the midnight jamboree He was wilder than white lightning, he sang like
whisky burns
every juke joint and bar room was his throne his guitar was his scepter, country music was
his crown
Oh, the king of the honky tonk is gone, long gone Oh, the king of the honky tonk is gone.
There won’t be an encore, no he won’t sing one more
The Opry’s dark, old possums out the door He’s in hillbilly heaven, he’s taking the
“Grand Tour”
Like Hank and Lefty he will reign forever more He was wilder than white lightning, he sang
like whisky burns
every juke joint and bar room was his throne his guitar was his scepter, country music was
his crown
oh the king of the honky tonk is gone, long gone oh the king of the honky tonk is gone, long gone oh the king of the honky tonk is gone.
I heard the news today, George Jones had passed away.