Josh Turner-You Don't Mess Around with Jim

Josh Turner's cover of Jim Croce's song "You Don't Mess Around with Jim" from Josh's Debut album Long Black Train in 2003. Video was made using Windows Live Movie Maker. Credit goes to UMG © 2003 and Josh Turner.

[sbard]

current singers singing older songs is the way for younger generations to keep great songs going through time. If it wasnt for Turner i would have not known this song.

[carolvine]

NO ONE not even Josh does this as the Boss Jim CROCE!!!I have watched the vids. of Croce, he was great!

[isaiahherzner]

I like josh Turner's version he's a legend country singer for his baritone voice it's so beautiful

[raiatealasacree]

I am a FAN from very far away in the Pacific island Called TAHITI and i LOVE YOUR COUNTRY MUSIC SIR !!! CONGRATULATIONS

[Joycjb]

Never heard this before.. like all your songs it different and sounds great.❤❤❤❤❤

[multipreacher]

Josh, brother, this is absolutely one of THEE BEST covers I've ever heard... seriously! And I'm a harsh critic. You better do more of this, bro, please!! What a great song choice and what a voice! From Slim's point of view! Love

[josephwalkermusic]

Right, that's the whole point of a cover in my mind--to pay homage to great writers, and to do it in your own way!

[Kpopexpert]

this kid is so good.he might be my new favorite country boy

[reginaldjohnson]

Jim would be proud of you!! Right on the money 💵

[davidstone]

Being a South Carolinian I expected him to sing 'up from South Carolina come a country boy.'

[Autumn-Mist]

You're doing just fine luv. Thanks for bringing us the song.

[ahnbra]

Josh Turner did a great job with this song. I like this upbeat version as much or more than Jim Croces version or Jerry eeds. All 3 are great in there ownway. This is the best of the fro my point of view. Thank you for posting it. I wish Josh would do a video for this song though.

[FlamingosonSteroids]

it truly is sad when an artist does a great song and it doesn't get the recognition it deserves (i.e music video). sadly this was one of those times. another great cover josh did was "king of the road" with randy travis.

[ahnbra]

Yes you are so right. I have heard and seen the video on that one. There is no offical video that I know of. There is the video from the concert the 2 artists did though in case you or others were not aware of that fact. Thank you

[AdamSKHaj]

I like Josh's version more simply for that last deep Legendary voice.

[FlamingosonSteroids]

i never said i did or didn't either. i just found Josh's cover for it on his old debut CD.

[bturcotte]

4 people must have messed around with Jim

[FlamingosonSteroids]

this isn't recent. this is from when he first got started. it was mainly used just to help get his name out there

[FlamingosonSteroids]

couldn't have put it better myself

[Rgoid]

Uncensored version:

Uptown's got its hustlers,
Bowery's got its niche,
42nd Street's got Big Jim Walker,
He's a pool shootin' son of a bitch.