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No Show Jones
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Aug 15, 2026 updated
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Song Meaning
Merle Haggard and George Jones team up for a playful country duet about their reputations for missing shows. The song humorously lists famous country artists and their nicknames, while the two singers joke about being called 'No Show Jones' because they often don't appear on stage. It's a lighthearted, self-aware tribute to their own legendary status and the quirks of their careers. The lyrics are not religious or spiritual in any way, focusing instead on country music culture and personal anecdotes.
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Waylon and Willie are the outlaws
Roger is the king of the road
Everyone knows "Hag's" been in prison
I didn't know that
Dolly's got two good reasons she's well known
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They call me no show Jones
They call him no show Jones
I'm seldom ever on
He's seldom ever on
The stage singin' my songs, my whereabouts are unknown
They call him no show Jones
They call me no show Jones
Loretta is the coal miner's daughter
Ah, she's mighty pretty Merle
Johnny wears black, and stands there alone
Whooo, that's lonesome
Everyone knows that Kenny is the gambler
What's Tammy?
Tammy is the first lady of the Country song
I'm still no show Jones
He's still no show Jones
Seldom ever on
Seldom ever on
The stage singin' my songs, my whereabouts are unknown
They call him no show Jones
They call me no show Jones
They call me no show Jones
They call him no show Jones
I'm seldom ever on
On what?
The stage
Singin' my songs, my whereabouts are unknown
They call him no show Jones
They call me no show Jones
They call him no show.....
where're you at, George?