Jones, George - Ol' Red Lyrics

Best version

Blake who???

I didn't know this was a cover

I like sheltons but this is just as good

All are really cool.

I used to listen to George that like that greatest but never knew he sang this song .... i am kind of mind blown thought i heard all his songs

Ole red and Tennessee whiskey are originally George Jones songs ;)

Tennessee Whiskey was actually written by David Allen Cod. Chris Stapelton also borrows the melody and instrumentation from an Etta James song called "I'd rather go blind".

Both songs are good

Idk which version I like better

I like the rhythm of Blake sheltons but I like how this guy sings this

You aint George Jones, 'til you say "BLUE" the right way with your tongue

i remember all the city kids that thought blake made this song.

Blake's version is the sober version of this song.

It's the inferior version.

George is one of the Best Voices heard in Country Music. One of the Greatest ever.

Song has a true swampy vibe to it makes me think Of something Charlie Daniels would do!

Never knew George did it 1st

Of course it was George Jones first come on people

This is country!!!!!!!!

I had no clue this was his song. I'm going crazy.

The original classic

Wait!!! Blake got big from someone else's song?!!

YES. And never gives credit.

I like Blake’s song way better. Love George Jones but I think Blake’s song is better

I didn't know he sung this song first.

SOLID COUNTRY GOLD puts Blake Shelton to shame. (But that ain't hard to do)

Blake copied George. Period.

This was real country country these days nothing

Mind blown. Darn Blake ripping off George!!!! GRRRRR

I didn't know about this song or that Blake covered it till reading the comments on the honey bee music video. People thought the bloodhound was the same dog.

Way better than Blake's

It's George what do y'all expect of course it's sung better it's George Jones. Point blank nothing else needs to be said.👍👏👌

True dat.

I have not hered this song in so long. George u the man buddy.
Blake u did good man, George did it the best.

Fuck you Blake

I should have known. Blake does a good job but second to George.

Just seen Kenny Roger's doing this song on here never even knew it was a cover ... tbh I like Sheltons better

Written by the Nashville pro, Don Goodman. Look for his latest, "Lipstick," "Screw This," and the really killer tune, "Memory Lane." Great story-telling songwriter.

proud to say my cousin Jimmy BO bohan wrote this song

Awesome talent.

Blake Shelton was the 3rd iteration. Kenny Rogers covered this in 1993

I'm a huge George jones fan but I like Blake's better

You suck really bad at old red

You still shit yellow

I didn’t know he written this. I thought Blake wrote and the only one I liked of his

George didn't write it but he discovered it and recorded it first. Blake never gives credit to George. Acts like it's his song.

after hearing more than one time i decide george iz a wAy better

I love this song

For Blake shelton to make his debut with a cover does say something. But he nor anyone will ever compare to the possum

no fence jones blake does it better

You hard of hearing?

I bet Blake sold more copy’s of this song than George did.

Copy's isn't a word .

Kenny Rogers did it also before Blake did it.

Blake aint got nothin on ole george

George Jones says 12 long years.
Kenny Rogers says 12 long years.
Blake Shelton says 2 long years.

I like blake Shelton and george

Get the hell out of here. How did am I just finding out that Jones sang this song.... 😮

this better than blake sheltons version

Hell Yea the Possum Fuck Fake Shelton

Hell Yea the Possum Fuck Fake Shelton

Kenny Rogers also sang it no where near as good .

Blake can't really hold a note loke possum many try to copy his style but only one possum RIP

Not really sure why Blake changed the lyric from 12 long years to 2. 12 makes more sense. Maybe because he was younger at the time that he recorded it?

i love how you put the fair use in your description, when this would not fall under fair use lol.

great song tho.

Wickid One shut up lol

This blows away the pop country bullshit promoted by Shelton and others.

What if the possum is the warden

then there's a keg party nightly and Possum songs over the loudspeakers, my kind of prison!

fucking possum.... i love this shit

57 people got treed by Ol Red.

real deal possum chant

Was lucky to see George & merle Haggard several years before George died. And now Merle's gone too! Sad!

Ol George sure had a big voice. I could sit and listen to him all day and half the week with no sleep.

I'm only 14 but I still love George "possum" jones

love Georges version better

best one to sing it yet

Yeehaw!!! Confederate Country boy listening to this right now!! Yeehaw!!!

awesome

I do like this version of Ol' Red but I like Shelton's version a little more because his version is what I'm used to, but I'm sure this will grow on me.😃

Max Wazorick Ever heard of a cover?

Hanji Zoe Ackerman personally I like George's version better , but no disrespect, I grew up old country. But good song regardless Amigo

The Possum sang this before Shelton thought about being a singer

Me too. And his covers of God gave me you footloose and home.

Y'all don't know what covers are. This is proof

This is an absolutely great song, but Blake does it a little better.

are you dumb

I Am Ratman18 no way

did he copy blake Shelton or did blake Shelton copy him

did you seriously ask that? fuck off.

+Calvin Thomas be nice......

the fact that Fact Sheltons version has 22 million views and the opossums doesn't depresses me.......

... I had no idea that there was another version. Ive never seen it anywhere before

Yeah it's sad, but hell I didn't even know George did this song! & I've been a possum since I was breathin'!

Blake had to steal this one though, cant do things by himself.

@Charles Roberts I had never heard of Blake's version. Until now. Just watched it. Can't hear it without comparing it to Possum's far superior version.

@Charles Roberts Where's your proof?

the fact that Fact Sheltons version has 22 million views and the opossums doesn't depresses me.......

Then the entire state of country music should depress you. If Shelton would have acknowledged his cover of George's version a lot more people would have appreciated it. But he acted like he was the original. Pretty low ...

This song, would make a good movie!

it would

sure would

This sucks it sounds gay

Fuck you

This songs badass

Them's fightin' words.

Leave and never come back. >:(

Son you've just called a lot of attention to your city ass

so much better than blakes version

the best

Very good song love it

a beautiful song... didn't realize it was first recorded by George Jones!

I am NEVER listening to Blake again. This 22 year old loved this only song by Blake, but I now have no reason to listen to Blake anymore

You shouldnt have listend to him in the first place

leifjames53 I'm winning I'm 14 and love the possum

Hell yes!!

The Blake version is still good. Nothing beats old country. I grew up on it

I like all 3.

I think George Jones has Blake beat bad

What you've got to say about this one, Blake Shelton?!

When you hear Blake talk about it acts and gives the impression it's his song. Like he wrote it and whatever... Jerk he should give credit where it's due.

RIP "The Possum" A true ledgend.

Rest in peace! Can I get an Amen? Amen! I love this song George Jones's Original is actually better than Blake Shelton's cover.

Yeah this version is better but don't think it's the first...pretty sure it's a Marty Robbins song, n Kenny Rogers does a version too

My apologies, it's George's song, the Marty Robbins song is something else entirely ooops

_-`Matrix Kat.exe`-_ is it

Do not say Amen unless it's to the Gospel but yes good song

Cody Young dude






Shut up

I think is funny that Blale Shelton called this generation a bunch of old farts. Guess that means he covered an old fart's song. Either way we all know who is the real worthwhile country singer. George Jones is legendary and very influential on country music.

Hell Billy Blake don't know good country if it knocked on his front door

Brian Jones Damn right

Hell Billy really? When did he say that? That is so ridiculous!

Shelton is trash

ole red get you some of that.

I think Blake Shelton sounds like Justin beaver or 1distraction compared to George Jones

if you like Blake's better you are a city slickin queer lover

Wtf...?

If you use "queer" as a slur, you're just as trashy as Blake Shelton. 💁

Blake has a more smooth, polished sound, prolly just better production? Idk. But that doesn't mean George Jones version doesn't deserve mad credit. I like them both

You nailed it.

george jones is a bad brother. kick ass stick shit kickin down home musak. peace to all you shitkickers up by j-ville here in sunny florida. peace

Greatest country music singer in the history of country music.

I think you are better than Blake

Okay this was originally a George Jones song. My mind is blown right off my head, Like BAAAAAAA-BOOOOOOMMMM!!

My mind blown also, but hind sight being 20/20 I now realize why and how George was and is such a legendary artist, whether he wrote the song himself or not; isn't really relevant when you have such a golden voice as George did!

Kenny Rogers has a version of it to

Me too!!! I thought Blake Shelton was the ONLY one who did this song!!!!

i didnt know my fav singer sang a song i like!!!! so blake sheltons version is a cover!!1

the fuck is greorge??!!

+rex worley  Amen!!

You guys have to realize how old George was tho

He was a ass hole fuck bag suck one

Blake Shelton sucks

@lockandloadlikehell and florida ga line....down with bro country!!! Lame

James Lowery country is fact now a days wish this legend and many others were still around

Blake Shelton is better than the pricks we go now like Sam hunt and Thomas Rhett

Suck my big ass dick bl

I take it you haven't heard Austin

Listened to Blakes version, Kenny Rogers version and Georges version. George wins for me. Way more heart and soul in it. 

I didn't know Kenny covered it too!! I'll have to check it out. Although, I'm sure George's version will still be my favorite 😊

George always wins, hands down.

I personally like Blake version better but you gotta give Jones credit. He wrote this and Blake ain't half the songwriter Jones was.

George didn't write it, just recorded it.

+Tyler H. True that. Kenny Rogers also recorded this too.

George sings it infinitely better than Blake

Yami George Jones sings anything infinitely better than anyone. Greatest voice in country music in my opinion

"I'd rather be an old fart than a new country turd." - Dale Watson, 'A Song for Blake Shelton'

RIP The Possum

He never knew how much his song who's gonna fill their shoes was gonna mean to us jones fans

@Kadin Hernandez No he didn't