"Doodle" Owens, recorded by American country music artist George Jones.
It was released in September 1986 as the first single and title track from Jones' album Wine Colored Roses.
[1] The song tells the story of a man who receives a letter from a caring ex-lover who asks him if he still drinks.
Unable to overcome his own shame to speak with her on the telephone, he sends her a dozen wine colored roses as a symbol that he still drinks.
The song became part of Jones' live show at the time, and when he would sing the line, "She asked if I had quit drinkin'," audiences would often cheer, mindful of how George had gotten sober himself in 1984.