The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia (Acoustic Version)
He was on his way home from Candletop
Been two weeks gone and he thought he'd stop
At Web's and have him a drink for he went home to her
Andy Wo-Lo said hello
He said "Hi, what's new"
And Wo said, "Sit down, I got some bad news that's gonna hurt"
Said I'm your best friend, and you know that's right
But your young bride ain't home tonight
Since you been gone, she's been seeing that Amos boy, Seth
Now, he got mad and he saw red
Andy said, boy, don't you lose your head
'Cause to tell you the truth, I've been with her myself
That's the night that the lights went out in Georgia
That's the night that they hung an innocent man
So don't trust your soul to no backwoods Southern lawyer
'Cause the judge in the town's got bloodstains on his hands
Well, Andy got scared and left the bar
Walkin' on home 'cause he didn't live far, you see
Andy didn't have many friends, he just lost him one
Brother thought his wife must've left town
He went home and finally found the only thing
Daddy had left him and that was a gun
So he went off to Andy's house
Slipping through the backwoods quiet as a mouse
Came upon some tracks too small for Andy to make
He looked through the screen on the back porch door
He saw Andy lyin' on the floor
In a puddle of blood and he started to shake
Well, Georgia patrol was making their rounds
So he fired a shot just to flag 'em down
A big bellied sheriff grabbed his gun and said
"Why'd you do it?"
The judge said guilty on a make-believe trial
Slapped the sheriff on the back with a smile
And said, supper's waitin' at home, I gotta get to it
That's the night the lights went out in Georgia
That's the night that they hung an innocent man
So don't trust your soul to no backwoods Southern lawyer
'Cause the judge in the town's got bloodstains on his hands
They hung my brother before I could say
Tracks he saw while on his way
To Andy's house and back that night were mine
And his cheatin' wife had never left town
That's one body that'll never be found
You see, little sister don't miss when she aims her gun
That's the night the lights went out in Georgia
That's the night that they hung an innocent man
So don't trust your soul to no backwoods Southern lawyer
'Cause the judge in the town's got bloodstains on his hands
That's the night the lights went out in Georgia
That's the night that they hung an innocent man, huh
So don't trust your soul to no backwoods Southern lawyer
'Cause the judge in the town's got bloodstains on his hands
Oh, no
Been two weeks gone and he thought he'd stop
At Web's and have him a drink for he went home to her
Andy Wo-Lo said hello
He said "Hi, what's new"
And Wo said, "Sit down, I got some bad news that's gonna hurt"
Said I'm your best friend, and you know that's right
But your young bride ain't home tonight
Since you been gone, she's been seeing that Amos boy, Seth
Now, he got mad and he saw red
Andy said, boy, don't you lose your head
'Cause to tell you the truth, I've been with her myself
That's the night that the lights went out in Georgia
That's the night that they hung an innocent man
So don't trust your soul to no backwoods Southern lawyer
'Cause the judge in the town's got bloodstains on his hands
Well, Andy got scared and left the bar
Walkin' on home 'cause he didn't live far, you see
Andy didn't have many friends, he just lost him one
Brother thought his wife must've left town
He went home and finally found the only thing
Daddy had left him and that was a gun
So he went off to Andy's house
Slipping through the backwoods quiet as a mouse
Came upon some tracks too small for Andy to make
He looked through the screen on the back porch door
He saw Andy lyin' on the floor
In a puddle of blood and he started to shake
Well, Georgia patrol was making their rounds
So he fired a shot just to flag 'em down
A big bellied sheriff grabbed his gun and said
"Why'd you do it?"
The judge said guilty on a make-believe trial
Slapped the sheriff on the back with a smile
And said, supper's waitin' at home, I gotta get to it
That's the night the lights went out in Georgia
That's the night that they hung an innocent man
So don't trust your soul to no backwoods Southern lawyer
'Cause the judge in the town's got bloodstains on his hands
They hung my brother before I could say
Tracks he saw while on his way
To Andy's house and back that night were mine
And his cheatin' wife had never left town
That's one body that'll never be found
You see, little sister don't miss when she aims her gun
That's the night the lights went out in Georgia
That's the night that they hung an innocent man
So don't trust your soul to no backwoods Southern lawyer
'Cause the judge in the town's got bloodstains on his hands
That's the night the lights went out in Georgia
That's the night that they hung an innocent man, huh
So don't trust your soul to no backwoods Southern lawyer
'Cause the judge in the town's got bloodstains on his hands
Oh, no
Credits
Writer(s): Bobby Russell
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