georgia stockade

way down in columbus

georgia

that's where i don't want to be

hey

way down in columbus stockade. take me back to tennessee

well

you can take me back to old kentucky

any place that you decide

just turn me loose from this old stockade. i'll tell you

buddy

i won't mind

the other night as i lay sleepin' i dreamt i held you in my arms

when i awoke i was mistaken. these prison walls were all around

well

you can take me back to old kentucky

any place that you decide

just turn me loose from this old stockade. i'll tell you

buddy

i won't mind

two years ago

it seems a long time

that's when i was free and on my own

but here i am behind that stockade. i wish to god they'd take me home

well

you can take me back to old kentucky

any place that you decide

just turn me loose from this old stockade. i'll tell you

buddy

i won't mind

i'll tell you

buddy

i won't mind