"Accidentally on Purpose" is a ballad by George Jones.
It was composed by Jones and Darrell Edwards and released it as the B-side to "Sparkling Brown Eyes" on Mercury Records in 1960.
In the song, the narrator accuses a former lover of marrying another man just to spite him.
[citation needed] The song made the top 20, peaking at No.
16 on the Billboard country singles chart.