89 - Vicki Lawrence - The Lights Went Out In Georgia

[00:12.66] He was on his way home from Candletop

[00:15.32] Been two weeks gone and he'd thought he'd stop at Webb's

[00:18.50] And have him a drink before he went home to her

[00:24.09] Andy Wolloe said hello

[00:26.75] And he said, "Hi, what's doing, Wo?"

[00:29.39] Said, "Sit down, I got some bad news, it's gonna hurt."

[00:35.24] He said, "I'm your best friend and you know that's right

[00:38.17] But your young bride ain't home tonight

[00:40.55] Since you been gone, she's been seeing that Amos boy, Seth."

[00:46.39] Well, he got mad and he saw red

[00:49.32] And Andy said, "Boy, don't you lose your head

[00:51.72] Cause to tell you the truth, I've been with her myself."

[00:58.09] That's the night that the lights went out in Georgia

[01:03.66] That's the night that they hung an innocent man

[01:08.45] Well, don't trust your soul to no backwoods southern lawyer

[01:13.75] Cause the judge in the town's got bloodstains on his hands

[01:19.61] Well, Andy got scared and left the bar

[01:22.53] Walking on home, cause he didn't live far

[01:24.92] See, Andy didn't have many friends

[01:27.04] And he just lost him one

[01:31.03] Brother thought his wife musta left town

[01:33.69] So he went home and finally found

[01:36.07] The only thing Papa had left him and that was a gun

[01:41.92] Then he went off to Andy's house

[01:44.83] Slippin' through the backwoods, quiet as a mouse

[01:47.48] Came upon some tracks too small for Andy to make

[01:53.34] He looked through the screen at the back porch door

[01:56.00] And he saw Andy lying on the floor

[01:58.91] In a puddle of blood and he started to shake

[02:04.22] Well, the Georgia patrol was making their rounds

[02:06.88] So he fired a shot just to flag them down

[02:09.81] And a big-bellied sheriff grabbed his gun

[02:11.14] And said "Why'd you do it?"

[02:15.39] Well, the judge said guilty in a make-believe trial

[02:18.30] Slapped the sheriff on the back with a smile

[02:20.70] Said, "Supper's waitin' at home and I gotta get to it."

[02:26.76] That's the night that the lights went out in Georgia

[02:32.64] That's the night that they hung an innocent man

[02:37.43] Well, don't trust your soul to no backwoods southern lawyer

[02:43.00] Cause the judge in the town's got bloodstains on his hands

[02:48.86] Well, they hung my brother before I could say

[02:51.77] The tracks he saw while on his way

[02:54.16] To Andy's house and back that night were mine

[03:00.01] And his cheating wife had never left town

[03:02.92] And that's one body that'll never be found

[03:05.59] See, little sister don't miss when she aims her gun

[03:11.71] That's the night that the lights went out in Georgia, whoa-oh

[03:17.27] That's the night that they hung an innocent man, uh-huh

[03:22.06] Well, don't trust your soul to no backwoods, southern lawyer

[03:27.63] Cause the judge in the town's got bloodstains on his hands

[00:00.00] Oh, that's the night that the lights went out in Georgia