This is the State of the Union
message on country music.
A lot of them sound like George.
A lot of them sound like Merle.
Most of them sound alike,
except the one that sounds like a girl.
And I'll grow old just waitin' around
To hear an original sound
Half of them sound like George
And the other half sound like Merle
Black hat, white hat,
dress hat, any hat is fine
Old song, new song, country song,
sing it with a whine
Count your lucky stars and thank
The likes of a lefty and Hank
Cause the new way and old way's
the same way every time
Yeah, the new way and old way's
the same way every time
Big girl, little girl, pretty girl,
any girl is fine
If she sings country music,
she wants to sing like Patsy Cline
Well, honey, dream on, don't stop,
but don't sing Rocky Top
Yeah, the new way and old way's
the same way every time
Yeah, the new way and old way's
the same way every time
Cause a lot of them sound like George
A lot of them sound like Merge
Most of them sound alike
Except the one that sounds like a girl
And I'll throw just a wing around
To hear an original sound
Cause half of them sound like George
And the other half sound like Mer le
Duo, trio, quartet, any group is fine
But no hat harmony is
a little out of line
What radio thinks is new,
Ernest Tubb did in 42
Yeah, the new way and old way's
the same way every time
Yeah, the new way and old way's
the same way every time
And I'll grow old just waiting around
To hear an original sound
Cause half of them sound like George
and the other half sound
like Mer le