Johnny Paycheck - Barstool Mountain Lyrics

REAL country music!!!!

That's for sure.

I met Johnny Pacheck in Lebanon Tennessee turn into a very good friend

The song is too short I gotta replay 100x

90% of Johnny Paycheck's catalog consisted of songs like this one, with the general theme being: "My woman walked out on me so I'm going to drink like a fish."

And she only left cos' I drank like a fish in the first place.

Brown bread m8. Face it , he’s shit ☝️😷 please don’t subject people to this misery

Please want the lyrics for this song

I''ve finally found a place where I can take it
All this loneliness you left behind
On a mountain that's no hill for a climber
Just one step up, sit back and pour the wine

I climb up on barstool mountain
High above your world where there's no pain
And I'm the king of barstool mountain
Pretending I don't love you once again

At closing time I step down off the mountain
I'm strong enough to make it without you
I know that I'll be right back here tomorrow

Too weak to sober up and face the truth

I climb up on barstool mountain
High above your world where there's no pain
And I'm the king of barstool mountain
Pretending I don't love you once again

I climb up on barstool mountain
High above your world where there's no pain
And I'm the king of barstool mountain
Pretending I don't love you
Drinkin' away "I love you"
Pretending I don't love you once again

I sure miss my Dad Billy Duane Sandlin my fishin buddy . We listened to this album many times.

Remembering you today, and always

George jones said it best whos gonna fill there shoes

That's the truth.

There's some great new artists coming up but I don't know if anyone really can.

This is a great cut. Expressive vocal. Superb backing track.

The lyrics resonate with my past.

One of the best that ever lived..

I agree.

One of my favorites of Johnnie’s. A very expressive vocal. He was a good bass player also, as you can see him play bass and sing on a YouTube clip.

God bless your heart Jeff!!

who's pretending? drop dead scaliwag.

Johnny Paycheck is the “king of barstool mountain” RIP

No !! thats me he's a lightweight learned everything he knows from me , although im getting older now & not what i used to be & if i keep this bottle going im going to fall right off this mountain ...........again lol

Great song! Reminds me of Merle Haggard's "The Bottle Let Me Down".

after hearing  this I start my drinking career

Would you happen to know the name of this song I'm looking for? The narrator in the song sounds a lot like Johnny Paycheck. Its about this boy talking to his dad, standing over his grave. Saying, "remember that fish, that use to swim right by our hook, well I caught him the other day, right below the willow nook. I hugged him real tight and I threw him back. Momma don't cry so much anymore, and sometimes she puts her arms around me and says God, God bless my little man.

No. I don't believe I ever heard that one. Sounds interesting though.

Ok, thanks for replying.

Linda Hauser , Red Sovine sounded like Johnny Paycheck.

ahh this is the Good Stuff

Heard this song on golf course and

Love this outlaw!

This version is most awesome. Feel bad for those 27 people who can't hear well.

Great song I drink a lot beer listening to him

This brings me back to my boyfriend Ronnie.

Michelle Mamou evillwoman

Eine wunderbare Musiksammlung, DANKE !

I fall off barstools 😃🎸🍻

Me too.

I have cassette of this putting good

Is this like "Wolverton Mountain" ?

I don't think so.

To all these pissy new nashville and CMTV acts....listen and learn how to do the job right

Most under rated country western singer; had a lot of great songs, presence, and sound.

I play J.Paycheck at bars juke boxes! I agree 100%^ that he was under-rated.
Slowly and watch this song will be to 500,000 K views & 1 milliion views and beyond.

20 people need their hearing checked.

Yes sir.. check out my self named channel... & enjoy

Johnny Paycheck was a classic country singer ahead of his time. He is right up there with the Greats, Willie, Waylon, George and Merle.

dont forget david allen c.e.o.

Agreed.

I'll always love Johnny...

barstool mtn is the name of my hilltop in smoky mtns where I live. They hell far

Chris Shadwick I also lived there a long time my friend

lots of alcoholics fell off this mountain and died

johnny paycheck !!! real music !!

awesome song

I'm beginning to think Sturgill Simpson is worthy of my list also Libertine.

He is great too.. Great refreshing music for this time.

not even in the same barroom my friend. hipsters aint country

Ive been listening to country music since Hank Sr. was alive, so you are going to tell me whats " hipster " and what is real ? Did you ever hear Paycheck when he was a flatout George Jones clone before he found his own voice ? Didn't think so. There was a reason Haggard thought Simpson was the real deal pal.

leo dude you are confused. paycheck was the original, he taught jones. look it up! i never mentioned haggard btw. have a nice day.

favorite song 8 people don't know music

Who cares if someone doesn't like your song...stop whining and enjoy it...

Johnny is great

Can't beat the view from high atop that mountain. It’s Penelope’s bikini top night as lady bar keep.

Great song , always one of my favorites Thanks for posting

+Rex Burgess You are very welcome. Glad you liked it.

Did The Wast Texas Music Company play in this session? Or was that 1979+

johnny sounds like west va people......sgt. york script...i am interested in speech patterns....stuttering has got me out of a lot of traffic tickets....

he's from south Ohio. his singing accent is different than his speaking voice was. unique singer.

jim callis he grew up in Greenville ohio and spent a lot of time I'm sure in Chillicothe and Hillsboro both are considered Appalachian territory and a short drive down 35 to west Virginia

he' s strangely a ppealing......his parked bus in nashville caused me to rearend a fuss lady....slight damage...the bus took off quick

Paycheck and Gary Stewart were hard to beat.

Leo Walter you mean in possible to beat they will never be replaced😓

Firemanfood 1988 You know whats up!

Kansas Reb lived it.

Great artist of music

None of the new country can fill the shoes

Didn't know JP did this song.  It's GREAT!!!  Thanks for sharing.  Joan

You are very welcome.

man this song brings back thoughts of days when you could throw away good jobs and be back to work a few drunk days later . long gone are those days gone like good American made cars . its gone global now and the American dream of staying with  it and hard work would pay off . there gone your bank don't loan and don't pay interest for nothing and your ford or chevy don't last as long as your granddads. and he's gone too so your left with these old songs to drink to and hope is all you got Shure seems slim to me. I would like to tell the pres. to take this hope and shove it.

bill are you saying my grammar is bad or Mr. paychecks . I really REALLY don't understand your comment . but thanks and regards to you.

@Dav Che
 LOL

+Dav Che There have been way too many times I've wanted to look at my boss and say "take this job and shove it". Things sure aren't the same as they used to be. And they definitely haven't changed for the better either.

drunk and listenin to Paycheck. Thats the only way to go!!!

yes ............you are right ...............same solution for someone living in BELGIUM !

ol donnie young

there is none higher cept jesus even john il tell ya that Johnny Paycheck the greatest singer of all time, sorry George ya taught em to good but thanx miss ya
the greatest two Old Violins

R.I.P. Paycheck

He told the story for most of us, got us all through hard times,may he rest in peace!

love this song

i haven.t been to the mountian in years , this song brings back alot of memorys...

What a great performer, my favourite is the OUTLAWS PRAYER ! ! !

Good song!

@StarletAndTheHoods Yes it was Moe Bandy.

i was wrong, it sounded like George Jones, it was Moe Brandy originally... you can always drink another one when this song plays !!!

didn't George Jones do this song originally ?

No moe bandy did

R.I.P. Big John.

@putdownan8dude Glad you liked it

@1963legion I hear ya' man

@1963legion Same here. Good tune ain't it.

@ChrisLKess I hear ya there Chris. Johnny had some great tunes

I could only check that "I like this" video. I wish they had an "I love this" button!

Glad you liked it TJ.

@awnok yes he did.

Moe Bandy done a nice version of this one, too.

You got that right buddy. I've got some really good ones that I will be posting soon. I've got some Waylon tunes that JP did versions of and also many others. Some I'm sure that some people have never heard before. Anyway have a good day my friend.

Robert Earl Keen