Welcome to Music Friday when we bring you the sweetest songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. Today, country stars George Jones and Lacy J. Dalton sing the praises of a very special ring in their 1984 ditty, “Size Seven Round (And Made of Gold).”
The song chronicles the love story of a couple, from their wedding day through their golden years. Even as they grow old together, her size-seven wedding band remains a shining symbol of their enduring relationship.
They sing, “Size seven, round and made of gold / This circle joins us heart and soul / And it won’t let our love grow cold / Size seven, round and made of gold.”
“Size Seven Round (And Made of Gold)” appeared as the seventh track of George Jones’s 1984 album, Ladies’ Choice, which was composed mostly of duets with female country artists. Twenty-one years later, the song returned on the 2005 reissue of the country legend’s LP, My Very Special Guests.
The song peaked at #19 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and #11 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.
Born in a log cabin in the small town of Saratoga, Texas, Jones got his first guitar at the age of nine. By 1955, at the age of 24, Jones had already served in the Marines, was married twice and recorded his first hit song, “Why Baby Why.” In 1969, he married Tammy Wynette. They were divorced six years later, although they continued to perform together after the breakup.
Jones told Billboard in 2006 that when it comes to his music, “It’s never been for the love of money. I thank God for it because it makes me a living. But I sing because I love it, not because of the dollar signs.”
Over a career that spanned seven decades, Jones is credited with charting 168 country songs. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1992. Jones passed away in 2013 at the age of 81.
Born Jill Lynne Byrem in Bloomsburg, Pa., Lacy J. Dalton scored a number of hits songs in the 1980s, including “Takin’ It Easy,” “Crazy Blue Eyes” and “16th Avenue.” She’s still actively touring at the age of 71.
Please check out the audio track of the Jones/Dalton duet of “Size Seven Round (And Made of Gold).” The lyrics are below if you’d like to sing along…
“Size Seven Round (And Made of Gold)”
Written by Monroe Fields and Gary Lumpkin. Performed by George Jones and Lacy J. Dalton.
With all my love, my dreams and plans
I placed a ring upon your hand
To tell the endless love we found
Love’s golden band, size seven, round
Size seven, round and made of gold
This circle joins us heart and soul
And it won’t let our love grow cold
Size seven, round and made of gold
The years have passed, our ring is old
But time can’t tarnish pure love’s gold
Each day our love is young and new
There’s just no end to love that’s true.
Size seven, round and made of gold
This circle joins us heart and soul
And it won’t let our love grow cold
Size seven, round and made of gold.
Size seven, round and made of gold
This circle joins us heart and soul
And it won’t let our love grow cold
Size seven, round and made of gold.
Size seven, round and made of gold.
Credit:Credit: George Jones photo by BstarXO Chester L. Roberts (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL], via Wikimedia Commons.
