I worked with the meanest person on Gods Green Earth. Her name is Sue Martin..she is not a Christian..just scum on the bottom shoe of humanity..Whew..I feel better now!
A #1 hit for Cal Smith on the Country & Western charts. It was the 252nd #1 C&W song of the Rock Era. It also hit #1 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks charts.
Fabulous singer, but when we saw him live my wife whispered "He;s a waxwork"! and people started laughing. Does he do anything but ker-plunk? Still like the tune and happily play it in the car.
I just noticed after hearing this song for most of my life what he was talking about when he said "me and the good Lord gonna have us a good talk later tonight". Hint: ever prayed at the porcelain throne? LOL
I heard Bill Anderson wrote this on a napkin at a Nashville restaurant after some "self-righteous biddy" approached him about sitting at a table with a woman who was not his wife. Is that true?
The Lord knows I'm drinkin and runnin around and he don't need your loud mouth informin the town.......Wooo Hoooo Preach it brother! :) Church made me Judge people and that was wrong. I try to mind my own business then I won't be mindin others. Thanks for a great classic. :)
@SuperChuckgreen I'm a Christian and the bible does not say not to drink. It recommends you do it in moderation. It is very adictive for some people, including myself, for 9 years I couln't stop I started as a 19yr old and didnt stop. I don't drink anymore but yeah most Christians actually know what the bible says. I think the Baptist church has somethin in their charter about alcohol idk why.
@SuperChuckgreen Ya know ; that being a Christian means ; you ; Try with all you have to do it R I G H T ; if you fail you can be forgiven ; but first you must Meet the Lord God and accept his Son as your savior ! Not difficult after that ; except just keep the devils arz kicked and doing your very best ! Full time Job ; try helping instead of critizing ; if they are your Village people ; help them ; but don`t harp on it !
@SuperChuckgreen I'm a Christian and I still enjoy a bar with a band that can play good country music! As much as I can't stand "Country Bumkin" ole Cal Smith nailed this one!
But you see I see it this way I dont think drinking is a sin , Unless you drink so much you harm your body , or drink and drive and wreck and do harm to your someone els or your self, if you over eat its not good to harm your body, but we do need to eat, nothing to its self is sinful but its how we use it and , You can use a cain to help you walk or beat someone to death with but is the cain a sin its self ? or how we use it, just dont hurt people as you pass through this life seek charity .
Some people drink purely for recreation. You don't really need to get drunk for recreation. When I'm recreating, I prefer to keep a clear head. Besides, for medical reasons, I CAN'T drink. I think what you meant by "cain" is spelled "cane", but otherwise your argument about that one is right on the money! ("Cain" was the fellow who killed his brother.)
Well here is the catchy part if you live until later tonight , with every breath you draw in < it could be a breath you could use to pray right there and then , You may not make it to tonight, The Lord dont want us to sin now and say Ohhh I will ask forgiveness later , when you do this your a servant to what ever your doing at the time you do it, this song is missleading many country songs were missleading, that is why the bible says when you sing sing with the understanding.
bill anderson and his wife went out to eat and people from there church walked in and he said to his wife should we use these menus to hide our wine and she said why the lord knows im drinking true story
Thump!!!! that's the sound of a stone bouncing off anyones thick noggin' who thinks they are better than anyone else...I don't cast stones nor pass criticism towards anyone so why would anybody cast the 1st stone or draw the 1st blood... we all die & once you're dead you're dead regardless of beliefs...that will be the time of reckoning for all of us. In the mean time can we try not to speed up the process?
@jsilence418 Why Thank You jsilence418....It's always been my belief that silence is golden :)......A Wise man speaks when spoken to...a Foolish man never shuts up. I'm not religious man but most importantly I'm not an ignorant man.
Sinning ain't right...with a pretty young lass..I guess this applies to every one in that smoky, dimlit, hell hole they call a "bar". Especially true of those beer guzzleing back sliders propped up on the bar stools...shame, shame, shame !
I've always completely hated country music, but this has got something to it. Maybe its just the popular crap today. Just like rock, rap, and pretty much any other genre. If you go back to the roots, its all raw and sounds much better than todays hermetically sealed garbage.
Now this is country at it's best. They just do not make them like this anymore. The performers of today would not know what to do without all the extra's that they use today. It used to be where you actually had TALENT.
I think the point of this song is "judge not, lest ye be judged". The Creator doesn't need Mrs. Johnson's help in judging His creations. Leave that to Him.
We need many more songs like this. There are far too many self-righteous people nowdays who are so quick to judge someone else but have a huge problem taking a long, hard, look in the mirror. Thank you for this awesome piece of music Cal..!!
@52Mik Funnily enough, it's a common thing among atheists and anti-Christians to criticize us for being sinners. I stand guilty as charged. No one isn't a sinner. You have to be for Jesus's message to be worth anything to you. :) He came to wipe away sin and to make up for our human imperfections.
Hm. If Mrs. Johnson is so perfect, perhaps she doesn't need to go to Heaven then. ^.^
This brings back so many memories. This was my Grandad Tatum's favorite song when this came out. He used to keep a whiskey stash hidden out in the shed and take a little nip upon occasion. Sometimes my Grandma Tatum would catch him and she'd give him grief for hours or even days. Thanks for posting this!
I heard that Bill Anderson wrote this tune on a napkin in a Nashville restaurant when a nosey woman came in to find out what he was doing having dinner with a certain lady.
I don't know about that MegaGrizz, It's a toss up between this song and Jeannie C. Riley's "Harper Valley PTA" another thorn in the side of hypocrites everywhere. Personally; I Love em both!!
@Yeoolies You are right. I did forget about that one. Great song also. Jeannie also did another less popular song called "Satan Place" that is along the same lines. I'm sure there are more but can't think of them at present. Having a senior moment>>>lol lol.
this has been a favorite since hearing it as a kid in the 70's. such a great job by Cal Smith, as well as the fact that most people either relate to it, or know a "Mrs. Johnson" they'd love to tell off in the same way. makes me smile every time i hear it. thanks for sharing!
Well, "Country Bumpkin" was his biggest hit, no doubt, but he had hits on into the late '70s. One that comes immediately to mind is "Come See About Me", a duet he recorded with Conway Twitty in 1977.
I'm not sure, but I always saw in this song an old love. As in, between the drinker and Mrs. Johnson. And she still loves him, and he knows. So he mentioned the 'pretty young lass' to rub it in somewhat. Maybe he still loves her, but they've hurt each other in the past. Maybe he sees her concern for him as 'preaching.'
Like I said, I'm not sure, but I like to think this is the case. It's almost romantic this way.
I never really thought of "Mrs. Johnson" as an old love. I always took the song at face value. Maybe the narrator in this song is someone that "Mrs. Johnson" perceives as a thorn in her side, an errant church member just like the song says.
this song straightens me right out, where i work there is nothin but grown men tadling on each other all day and itrs nice to see what another person would do when dealin with brown nosers. KEEP YOUR NOSE WHERE ITS BELONGS MRS. JOHNSON
What a great Testament! We all have our own Journey in this life, and no one should be pointing out anyone else's iniquities--The Lord knows them already--and He doesn't need you to tell him...
What a great Testament! We all have our own Journey in this life, and no one should be pointing out anyone's iniquities--The Lord knows them already--and He doesn't need you to tell him...
@TheHonestMann He's is, but I doubt he remembers much of it. His family moved to Oakland when he was an infant - he was raised there and played the bar circuit in San Francisco & Oakland for many years till Ernest Tubb discovered him and asked him to join his band.
What if someone dont live until later tonight and dont get that good talk in with the lord? everyone is just a heart beat away from death ,,,,so if you know your doing wrong stop it rite now dont waite until the next minate you may not be alive to waite until later tonight, But if Miss Johnston is judgeing you and doing the same thing you are then Miss Johnston and you need to pray rite now dont waite ...you could not be alive in the next hour....this song was missleading to many people .
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@fromthispoint In the first place, your so called God doesn't exist. Secondly this song is for hypocrites like you. If you believe in the Bible, then why believe it is a sin to drink? It says in your Bible, Jesus drank! Remember? HE TURNED WATER INTO WINE????????? Hypocritical idiots READ YOUR STUPID HOLY BOOK BEFORE YOU SHOOT OFF YOUR MOUTH!!!!!!!!!
@Yeoolies new wine, not old wine, what's the difference you say ?, old wine is fermented, new wine is not, you see, you need to ferment the sugar to turn to alcohol, but i wouldn't really know, being from rural southern kentucky , where some of my family tends to distill corn liquor, get er' did young man
Apparently YOU never read the book...nowhere in the BIBLE does it say Jesus drank! But this is a good song and has nothing to do with that...just a fun song...but you're dumb and wouldn't know.
Oh yes, the old country music that I grew up with. Just love it.. Still have the bitty's around - just mindin' everybody else's business but their own!
love this music. Eat shit Swift !!!
murphy2034 1 day ago
This is such a great country song! A classic, sing it CAL! Crying shame country music has died and left our airways these days!
sb2244 6 days ago
Mama used to smile when she heard this song. She knew things I didn't. R.I.P. mama....see you soon.
geo77750 3 weeks ago 2
I love this song and boy Cal sure could sing it too. I sure miss this kind of music.
ragen13 3 weeks ago 2
Love the song.. Ole Cal is a classic.. also check out Nat Stuckey "Don't Pay the Ransom".. funny but hard to find.
LtDan42 3 weeks ago
I worked with the meanest person on Gods Green Earth. Her name is Sue Martin..she is not a Christian..just scum on the bottom shoe of humanity..Whew..I feel better now!
janettebaby1 1 month ago
@janettebaby1 hell yeah we have all wanted to say something like that to someone
TheCowboy1833 2 weeks ago
This is REAL country, not the MTV slop that passes for country these days. I love the steel guitar riffs in this song.
MrJavamania 1 month ago
@9501dannyboy that is sure to be a chart topper!
phread2001 1 month ago
Lord loves the drinkin' man. I hear that he can turn water to wine. Any man that can do that, he's good friend of mine.
MrRazorblade999 1 month ago
This would make a good special music tune right before the sermon.
Mufaso1000 1 month ago
yep i could dedicate this to a lotta ppl but i believe ill just keep it for my own..lilliblu
GOSSMRWNGS 1 month ago
is cal smithstill with us iknow his music is and allways will be to everyone in country
scotty
scottykane19 1 month ago
A #1 hit for Cal Smith on the Country & Western charts. It was the 252nd #1 C&W song of the Rock Era. It also hit #1 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks charts.
mkl62 1 month ago
@9501dannyboy He did?
phread2001 1 month ago
I like this Song.
MrMypassword123456 1 month ago
very good country song a very good player -- LLOYD
yolobally 2 months ago
Gossip is sinnin' also
bykota12 2 months ago
Why can't country music get around to being country again. I hate the crap they pass off as country now.
baddogcandles 2 months ago 12
@baddogcandles With few exceptions, country hasn't been worth a damn since 1990.
MrJavamania 1 month ago
Fabulous singer, but when we saw him live my wife whispered "He;s a waxwork"! and people started laughing. Does he do anything but ker-plunk? Still like the tune and happily play it in the car.
Wordsmith37 2 months ago 2
relate to it we can lol good call man
mmafinatic 2 months ago in playlist mmafinatic's favorites
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Christians are not perfect, Just forgivin by the grace of God through the Blood of Jesus Christ
drkennedy611 2 months ago
Somebody translate this into Farsi !!
ScottShuster 3 months ago
God bless Cal Smith!
flashbell 3 months ago
a great dvd set 20 vol great stuff
waynelac 3 months ago
I just noticed after hearing this song for most of my life what he was talking about when he said "me and the good Lord gonna have us a good talk later tonight". Hint: ever prayed at the porcelain throne? LOL
msavagenoble 3 months ago
Maybe the good Lord likes a little good pickin too. He didn't stop this song.
ballderus 3 months ago in playlist YouTube Mix for Cal Smith
How do you sing a song like this without cracking up? :P
jojoheartspaypay 3 months ago
part of the invisible Church? Mr. Johnson does not know how to inbvite does she?
gsdlvr123 3 months ago
Hey Doug,ole cal was front man for Ernest Tubb and the Texas Troubadours.THIS IS ONE OF JERRS FAVORITE NUMBERS!
structualfitter 3 months ago
I have always liked this song. Thanks for sharing!
TheAnn1948 3 months ago
I heard Bill Anderson wrote this on a napkin at a Nashville restaurant after some "self-righteous biddy" approached him about sitting at a table with a woman who was not his wife. Is that true?
Mufaso1000 3 months ago
He had some good ones. One of my favorite singers.
comewhatmae1 4 months ago
This one was one of my favorites when I was in the second grade.
presidentmorrow1 4 months ago in playlist Country USA
Self righteous woman Lol...a good sticky beak song..!! good on ya cal x
markwort2 4 months ago in playlist YouTube Mix for Cal Smith
whoa! microfrets! don't see many of them.
iBabyBrewer 4 months ago
I hope mt nieghbors like this song!!!
freeborngunr2 4 months ago
This song should of mae Cal a millionaire....heard he is retired now...good for him.
sportsaddict1942 4 months ago
yea bitch shut your mouth .. or cal will smack it shut
shawdaddy113 4 months ago
A nip from the flask before and a serious cocktail after are the three best things in life.
NBWrestlera1 4 months ago
love this song
TheSupercitylover 4 months ago
Well being a catholic I think I'm required to indulge in a drink or two or three etc.
Willisburg001 5 months ago
AMEN....NO HYPOCRITES HERE.
washaconi 5 months ago
Yes the Lord appreciates an honest man. So honestly i'd like another beer please. :) BURP
wrongwayric 5 months ago 2
The Lord knows I'm drinkin and runnin around and he don't need your loud mouth informin the town.......Wooo Hoooo Preach it brother! :) Church made me Judge people and that was wrong. I try to mind my own business then I won't be mindin others. Thanks for a great classic. :)
tonileawv 5 months ago
greatest
nazi331 5 months ago
There are a lot of people that I could dedicate this song to...those professed "Christians".
Chuck Green
SuperChuckgreen 5 months ago 17
@SuperChuckgreen I'm a Christian and the bible does not say not to drink. It recommends you do it in moderation. It is very adictive for some people, including myself, for 9 years I couln't stop I started as a 19yr old and didnt stop. I don't drink anymore but yeah most Christians actually know what the bible says. I think the Baptist church has somethin in their charter about alcohol idk why.
CocacolaCowboy1919 5 months ago
@SuperChuckgreen Ya know ; that being a Christian means ; you ; Try with all you have to do it R I G H T ; if you fail you can be forgiven ; but first you must Meet the Lord God and accept his Son as your savior ! Not difficult after that ; except just keep the devils arz kicked and doing your very best ! Full time Job ; try helping instead of critizing ; if they are your Village people ; help them ; but don`t harp on it !
lilmisscarriage 5 months ago
@SuperChuckgreen yes thanks. we all do wrong but the drunks get it the worst.
bravo6310 3 months ago in playlist Liked
@SuperChuckgreen real christians how to party.
chickenrich86 3 months ago
@SuperChuckgreen I'm a Christian and I still enjoy a bar with a band that can play good country music! As much as I can't stand "Country Bumkin" ole Cal Smith nailed this one!
aaaaa0000000000 1 month ago
@SuperChuckgreen AMEN Chuck!
theoriginaluncleal 1 month ago
singing the plain truth---
bensundy 5 months ago
i love this song cos it speaks the truth, so many ppl love to stick their nose n other ppls bussiness
TheRonnie63 5 months ago 2
COOL SONG!!!!!
MrMegaFredzeppelin 5 months ago
@1963kate new wine= grape juice
ianting1 5 months ago
SING IT PRETTY CAL, YOU ARE A TALENTED MAN.
1947burke 5 months ago
He tells it like it is .. love it! Great classic country!
kywildcat37 5 months ago 2
But you see I see it this way I dont think drinking is a sin , Unless you drink so much you harm your body , or drink and drive and wreck and do harm to your someone els or your self, if you over eat its not good to harm your body, but we do need to eat, nothing to its self is sinful but its how we use it and , You can use a cain to help you walk or beat someone to death with but is the cain a sin its self ? or how we use it, just dont hurt people as you pass through this life seek charity .
fromthispoint 5 months ago 2
@fromthispoint
Some people drink purely for recreation. You don't really need to get drunk for recreation. When I'm recreating, I prefer to keep a clear head. Besides, for medical reasons, I CAN'T drink. I think what you meant by "cain" is spelled "cane", but otherwise your argument about that one is right on the money! ("Cain" was the fellow who killed his brother.)
A1l2l2e2n4 5 months ago
@A1l2l2e2n4 a cane ok..Thank you...sorry with I could spell better sorry.
fromthispoint 5 months ago
@A1l2l2e2n4 I like drinkin" for recreatin" and procreatin"!
WH1096 3 months ago
Well here is the catchy part if you live until later tonight , with every breath you draw in < it could be a breath you could use to pray right there and then , You may not make it to tonight, The Lord dont want us to sin now and say Ohhh I will ask forgiveness later , when you do this your a servant to what ever your doing at the time you do it, this song is missleading many country songs were missleading, that is why the bible says when you sing sing with the understanding.
fromthispoint 5 months ago
Thumbs up if your 271,634
Walltagger2319 6 months ago
Were it written today, it would not be "You self-righteous biddy," hahah.
Yakerina 6 months ago 2
@Yakerina Yeah but it's more fun and classy that way!
noirdamecom 3 months ago
@noirdamecom There are people who wouldn't know what "biddy" means, anyway! Heehee
Yakerina 3 months ago
@1963kate he sure did!
garywayne1966 6 months ago
This one of those I forgot about until I heard it now
j0n97 6 months ago
6 people dont like the Lord knowing theyre drinkin'
Everclearish 6 months ago 2
@Everclearish i see there's 7 now, and i'm glad i'm not one of them! SET'M UP BARTENDER, AND HAVE ONE YOURSELF!!
HGBJR1955 6 months ago
@HGBJR1955 Yes it is 7 dislikes now. Well one of those dislikes is probably a Muslim rock n roller lol
Everclearish 6 months ago
Great song by a great country singer.
Len44M 7 months ago
The Lord appreciates an honest man.
tanksbb 7 months ago 44
@tanksbb yes he does!
garywayne1966 6 months ago
@tanksbb your are right. he already knows might as well be honest
chickenrich86 3 months ago
I very much agree.
DrOlds7298 1 month ago
One of the great singers.
willconow 7 months ago 2
@1963kate Amen
savagechevyman 7 months ago
amen and amen
bb38313 8 months ago
My real dad was friends with Cal in the 70s.
toddroxx681 8 months ago
bill anderson and his wife went out to eat and people from there church walked in and he said to his wife should we use these menus to hide our wine and she said why the lord knows im drinking true story
dieingiirdr2000 9 months ago 4
bill anderson wrote that song great story behind it to
dieingiirdr2000 9 months ago
great love this song
MrCOWBOYDON 9 months ago
Thump!!!! that's the sound of a stone bouncing off anyones thick noggin' who thinks they are better than anyone else...I don't cast stones nor pass criticism towards anyone so why would anybody cast the 1st stone or draw the 1st blood... we all die & once you're dead you're dead regardless of beliefs...that will be the time of reckoning for all of us. In the mean time can we try not to speed up the process?
MrGerard5510 9 months ago
@MrGerard5510 You're a good person Gerard!
jsilence418 9 months ago
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MrGerard5510 9 months ago
@jsilence418 Why Thank You jsilence418....It's always been my belief that silence is golden :)......A Wise man speaks when spoken to...a Foolish man never shuts up. I'm not religious man but most importantly I'm not an ignorant man.
MrGerard5510 9 months ago
@MrGerard5510 you do not sound like an ignorant man Gerard
jsilence418 9 months ago
@MrGerard5510 Oh " some times a conspiracy of silence, speaks louder than words" John Lennon.
jsilence418 9 months ago
Sinning ain't right...with a pretty young lass..I guess this applies to every one in that smoky, dimlit, hell hole they call a "bar". Especially true of those beer guzzleing back sliders propped up on the bar stools...shame, shame, shame !
ftjax 9 months ago
Living it still to this day,,,
oldlps45s 9 months ago
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OMistyBlue 9 months ago
We had a Mrs. Johnson but... ours was Mrs. Hale!!!! lol
SunsetRider1000 10 months ago
One of my all time favorite songs, and I'm old enough to remember singing along to it on AM radio.
joecraw2 10 months ago
Sums up Christianity in a nutshell without all of the extra wank supplied by atheist 'intellectuals'............
rob18767 10 months ago
I've always completely hated country music, but this has got something to it. Maybe its just the popular crap today. Just like rock, rap, and pretty much any other genre. If you go back to the roots, its all raw and sounds much better than todays hermetically sealed garbage.
Oisterboy 10 months ago 3
this is one of the best songs i have ever heard!
marya0thompson 10 months ago
This used to be played regularly on the old Truckin' Bozo Show on WLW that ran from midnight-5 a.m.
Great song.
RayNDeere 10 months ago
where is the play button? I love this song and there is no way to hear it
KIMLUCASHANSON 10 months ago
He means for the hypocrite to shut it down.ROBERT
quickshot06 10 months ago
Is it just me or does he look like he could be John Elways dad?
thor6580 10 months ago 2
need this as a ringtone
redneckrayno1 10 months ago
Talent like this is very much missed these days!
Lherrington78250 10 months ago 2
Now this is country at it's best. They just do not make them like this anymore. The performers of today would not know what to do without all the extra's that they use today. It used to be where you actually had TALENT.
rainbowkiss333 10 months ago
Apparently those people that dislike this song are Sunday school teachers.
realcattleman 11 months ago 32
@realcattleman LOL
bravo6310 3 months ago
great song wich is also on the porter wagonner show 20 vol dvd set an what a great set it is
waynelac 3 months ago
I think the point of this song is "judge not, lest ye be judged". The Creator doesn't need Mrs. Johnson's help in judging His creations. Leave that to Him.
MrVidSnooper 11 months ago 2
@MrVidSnooper Yeah, you know it!
garywayne1966 6 months ago
its not that he couldn't, he wouldn't
knoxcountykyman1 11 months ago
sweet tune
MrZakieChan 11 months ago
6 people dont know the lord knows there drinkin
blazier18 11 months ago 4
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BigOrangeTitan 11 months ago
Great song. good comeback to all do good gossip spreaders.
nodakmatt76 11 months ago 2
All I have to say is the radio verson is better with the female choir repeating the chours as if in church.
ALHooter1980 1 year ago
its a song you dopw theres no harm in it it brings me back to my child hood to from thispoint
tiredmailman 1 year ago
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THIS IS GREAT MUSIC !!!!!!!!!!
taterj68 1 year ago
but God and I will have a good talk tonight, Amen
rosemarie443 1 year ago
a great song for those that can't mind their own business
knoxcountykyman1 1 year ago
Is that an Epiphone?
twinbit 1 year ago
We need many more songs like this. There are far too many self-righteous people nowdays who are so quick to judge someone else but have a huge problem taking a long, hard, look in the mirror. Thank you for this awesome piece of music Cal..!!
52Mik 1 year ago 5
@52Mik Funnily enough, it's a common thing among atheists and anti-Christians to criticize us for being sinners. I stand guilty as charged. No one isn't a sinner. You have to be for Jesus's message to be worth anything to you. :) He came to wipe away sin and to make up for our human imperfections.
Hm. If Mrs. Johnson is so perfect, perhaps she doesn't need to go to Heaven then. ^.^
GenghisKhan44 9 months ago
keep them coming.
slowpuncture1 1 year ago
keep er lit my friend.
slowpuncture1 1 year ago
This brings back so many memories. This was my Grandad Tatum's favorite song when this came out. He used to keep a whiskey stash hidden out in the shed and take a little nip upon occasion. Sometimes my Grandma Tatum would catch him and she'd give him grief for hours or even days. Thanks for posting this!
broncobarbie46 1 year ago 3
Good words to hypocrites...
ConnerPlainLiving 1 year ago 2
I heard that Bill Anderson wrote this tune on a napkin in a Nashville restaurant when a nosey woman came in to find out what he was doing having dinner with a certain lady.
Mufaso1000 1 year ago
dont judge my vices untill you have none of your own. wait, being judgemental and hipocritical are both HUGE vices..
CHEERS!
Allenoxxe 1 year ago 2
dont judge my vices untill you have none of your own. wait, being judgemental is a HUGE vice..
CHEERS!
Allenoxxe 1 year ago
yet another classic by Mr. Smith.. i love it!
djfingersflores 1 year ago
My all time favorite song.
MegaGrizz123 1 year ago
@MegaGrizz123
I don't know about that MegaGrizz, It's a toss up between this song and Jeannie C. Riley's "Harper Valley PTA" another thorn in the side of hypocrites everywhere. Personally; I Love em both!!
52Mik 1 year ago 2
@52Mik Don't forget about Hank Williams Sr.'s Mind your own business. "Well if you mind your business then you sure won't be mindin' mine."
Yeoolies 1 year ago
@Yeoolies You are right. I did forget about that one. Great song also. Jeannie also did another less popular song called "Satan Place" that is along the same lines. I'm sure there are more but can't think of them at present. Having a senior moment>>>lol lol.
52Mik 1 year ago 2
I LOVE CAL SMITH......
MsSammy1958 1 year ago
this has been a favorite since hearing it as a kid in the 70's. such a great job by Cal Smith, as well as the fact that most people either relate to it, or know a "Mrs. Johnson" they'd love to tell off in the same way. makes me smile every time i hear it. thanks for sharing!
rocklvr71 1 year ago
if there less Mrs. Johnsons in this world itd be a better place 1000 fold
JohnDeereBoy06 1 year ago 2
Why did Cal Smith's career tailspin after Country Bumpkin? I don't understand how someone with his talent can go from 0 to 60 and spin out.
flashbell 1 year ago
@flashbell
Well, "Country Bumpkin" was his biggest hit, no doubt, but he had hits on into the late '70s. One that comes immediately to mind is "Come See About Me", a duet he recorded with Conway Twitty in 1977.
A1l2l2e2n4 1 year ago
Why did Cal Smith's career tailspin after Country Bumpkin? I don't understand how someone with his talent can go from 0 to 60 and spin out
flashbell 1 year ago
I'm not sure, but I always saw in this song an old love. As in, between the drinker and Mrs. Johnson. And she still loves him, and he knows. So he mentioned the 'pretty young lass' to rub it in somewhat. Maybe he still loves her, but they've hurt each other in the past. Maybe he sees her concern for him as 'preaching.'
Like I said, I'm not sure, but I like to think this is the case. It's almost romantic this way.
nellowys 1 year ago
@nellowys
I never really thought of "Mrs. Johnson" as an old love. I always took the song at face value. Maybe the narrator in this song is someone that "Mrs. Johnson" perceives as a thorn in her side, an errant church member just like the song says.
A1l2l2e2n4 1 year ago
this song straightens me right out, where i work there is nothin but grown men tadling on each other all day and itrs nice to see what another person would do when dealin with brown nosers. KEEP YOUR NOSE WHERE ITS BELONGS MRS. JOHNSON
shane0macked 1 year ago
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What a great Testament! We all have our own Journey in this life, and no one should be pointing out anyone else's iniquities--The Lord knows them already--and He doesn't need you to tell him...
shelleymatthes 1 year ago
What a great Testament! We all have our own Journey in this life, and no one should be pointing out anyone's iniquities--The Lord knows them already--and He doesn't need you to tell him...
shelleymatthes 1 year ago
i agree got to love that smile ohh and the music
MsJulie72 1 year ago
love cals smile...............gorgous!!!!!
whiskygirl43 1 year ago
Five bucks says he's from Oklahoma!
TheHonestMann 1 year ago
@TheHonestMann
He is from Oakland, California. He is an Oakie transplant and, last I heard, is in Missouri. He is my second cousin.
Aggrosj 1 year ago
@Aggrosj
Hats off from Canada! My son harvested wheat in Oklahoma. Some of the kindest folks in the USA!!
TheHonestMann 1 year ago
@TheHonestMann He's is, but I doubt he remembers much of it. His family moved to Oakland when he was an infant - he was raised there and played the bar circuit in San Francisco & Oakland for many years till Ernest Tubb discovered him and asked him to join his band.
dizzyrambler 9 months ago
My dad is Mrs.Johnson
Samurairob 1 year ago
My sister is one of those self riteous bitches that cal sings about. She drove her husband and many others to drinking with her loud mouth.
kielbasaman1 1 year ago
How many times have I felt like saying something like this to the people around me...............countless.
MillyJoM 1 year ago 2
Cal smith says so much with very little movement. He was great!
danelsons 1 year ago
@fromthispoint Why listen to country music? I got one for you look up Louvin Bros. Knoxville Girl.
muggymuggy1234 1 year ago
This is true classic country music at its best.Great song and artist.
shimmy1952 1 year ago
What if someone dont live until later tonight and dont get that good talk in with the lord? everyone is just a heart beat away from death ,,,,so if you know your doing wrong stop it rite now dont waite until the next minate you may not be alive to waite until later tonight, But if Miss Johnston is judgeing you and doing the same thing you are then Miss Johnston and you need to pray rite now dont waite ...you could not be alive in the next hour....this song was missleading to many people .
fromthispoint 1 year ago
@fromthispoint good grief lady this is a place to listen to songs, not preach sermons.
starworth1 1 year ago
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@fromthispoint In the first place, your so called God doesn't exist. Secondly this song is for hypocrites like you. If you believe in the Bible, then why believe it is a sin to drink? It says in your Bible, Jesus drank! Remember? HE TURNED WATER INTO WINE????????? Hypocritical idiots READ YOUR STUPID HOLY BOOK BEFORE YOU SHOOT OFF YOUR MOUTH!!!!!!!!!
Yeoolies 1 year ago
@Yeoolies new wine, not old wine, what's the difference you say ?, old wine is fermented, new wine is not, you see, you need to ferment the sugar to turn to alcohol, but i wouldn't really know, being from rural southern kentucky , where some of my family tends to distill corn liquor, get er' did young man
knoxcountykyman1 1 year ago 2
@knoxcountykyman1 of course, everybody knows jesus' super powers couldn't have turned water into already fermented wine. that would be ridiculous.
zombiereganmustdie 11 months ago
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@knoxcountykyman1 of course, everybody knows jesus' super powers couldn't have turned water into already fermented wine. that would be ridiculous.
zombiereganmustdie 11 months ago
@Yeoolies
Apparently YOU never read the book...nowhere in the BIBLE does it say Jesus drank! But this is a good song and has nothing to do with that...just a fun song...but you're dumb and wouldn't know.
MrBubbau812 1 year ago
can anyone send me this song? Ive been looking for it forever now haha
MoshingRomeo 1 year ago
love it
kodaxrose50 1 year ago
Country music at it's finest! Graet song. Timeless....
sb2244 1 year ago
Mrs. Johnsonson needs a high hard one! XD
houndman6 1 year ago 2
This is REAL country ! Lord knows I'm drinkin' right now...
whitewitchoz 1 year ago 2
I love it.
willconow 1 year ago
GREAT song; five stars!
txstoryteller 1 year ago
I love this!
shechaiyah 1 year ago
Excellent!! This stuff from the late 60's and throughout the 70's puts todays country to shame.
RedLaZer2 1 year ago 2
This is a song I have liked since I first heard it and it continues to be a great one...
mokatop 1 year ago
this is country !!!! country today sucks !!!!
inspectorkemp82 1 year ago 23
Oh yes, the old country music that I grew up with. Just love it.. Still have the bitty's around - just mindin' everybody else's business but their own!
Pat0702able 1 year ago 2