Way down in Columbus, Georgia
Want to be back in Tennessee
Way down in Columbus Stockade
Friends have turned their backs on me

Go and leave me if you wish to
Never let me cross your mind
If in your heart you love another
Leave me 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

Go and leave me if you wish to
Never let me cross your mind
If in your heart you love another
Leave me darling, I don't mind

Leave me darling, I don't mind