Me and the bottle have always been friends   Oh, we've had a few ol' nasty fights but the bottle would always win   And when I go to answer that final curtain call   I can hear these words bein' whispered by all      Ol' George stopped drinkin' today   They're all gonna gather 'round me   Lord, I wish they could hear me say   No more income taxes, no more bills to pay   Ol' George stopped drinkin' today      Down in Mississippi the highway patrol   Will read it in the paper and say, "God rest his soul   No more will he wobble down life's highway   'Cause George stopped drinkin today"      They'll say, "He had a problem , dealing with his mind   He just couldn't seem to make it anywhere on time"   But when the roll is called up yonder and heaven I know   You can bet the Possum is gonna show      Ol' George stopped drinkin' today   They're all gonna gather 'round me   Lord, I wish they could hear me say   No more income taxes, no more bills to pay   Ol' George stopped drinkin' today      Ol' George stopped drinkin' today   They're all gonna gather 'round me   Lord, I wish they could hear me say   No more income taxes, no more bills to pay   Ol' George stopped drinkin' today