By most accounts, George Jones is the finest vocalist in the recorded history of country music. Initially, he was a hardcore honky tonker in the tradition of Hank Williams, but over the course of his career he developed an affecting, nuanced ballad style. In the course of his career, he never left the top of the country charts, even as he suffered innumerable personal and professional difficulties. Only Eddy Arnold had more Top Ten hits, and Jones always stayed closer to the roots of hardcore country. Jones was born and raised in east Texas, near the city of Beaumont.
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Fraulein Lyrics
George Jones
Album: The Louisiana Hayride Archives
Far across the blue water
Lives an old German's daughter
By the banks of the old river Rhine
Where I loved her and left her
But I can't forget her
I miss my pretty Fraulein.
Fraulein, Fraulein
Walked down by the river
Pretend that your hand's holdin' mine
By the same stars above you
I swear that I love you
I love my pretty Fraulein.
--- Insrumental ---
When my memories wander
Away over yonder
To that sweetheart that I left behind
In the moment of glory
A face comes before me
The face of my pretty Fraulein.
Fraulein, Fraulein
Looked up towards the heavens
Pretend that your hand's holding mine
By the same stars above you
I swear that I'd love you
I love my pretty Fraulein...