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