columbus, georgia

way down in columbus

georgia

i wanna go back to tennessee

way down in columbus stockade

folks all turned their backs on me

well

you can go and leave me if you want to

never let it cross your mind

in your heart

you always love another

you can leave me

little darling

i don't mind

last night as i lay sleeping

i dreamed i held you in my arms

when i awoke i was mistaken

i was peeking through the bars

well

you can go and leave me if you want to

never let it cross your mind

in your heart

you always love another

you can leave me

little darling

i don't mind

way down in columbus

georgia

it was there i nearly lost my mind

thinking about my pretty blue-eyed baby

pretty little girl i left behind

you can go and leave me if you want to

never let it cross your mind

in your heart

you always love another

you can leave me

little darling

i don't mind

well

you can go and leave me if you want to

never let it cross your mind

in your heart

you always love another

you can leave me

little darling

i don't mind