The Carroll County Accident

"The Carroll County Accident"
Single by Porter Wagoner
from the album The Carroll County Accident
B-side"Sorrow Overtakes the Wine"
ReleasedOctober 1968
RecordedSeptember 18, 1968
StudioRCA Victor Studio, Nashville, Tennessee
GenreCountry
Length2:48
LabelRCA Victor
Songwriter(s)Bob Ferguson
Producer(s)Bob Ferguson
Porter Wagoner singles chronology
"Jeannie's Afraid of the Dark"
(1968)
"The Carroll County Accident"
(1968)
"Yours Love"
(1969)

"The Carroll County Accident" is a 1968 country song written by Bob Ferguson, and recorded by Porter Wagoner that year. It was a hit for Wagoner and became one of his signature songs. "The Carroll County Accident" won CMA's Song of the Year in 1969. It has been covered by numerous musicians.