The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia

Artists : Vicki Lawrence : The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia

He was on his way home from Candletop
And two weeks gone and he thought he'd stop
at Webbs and have him a drink
before he went home to her.

Andy Wallo said, "Hello."
and he said, "Hi what's doing Wallo?"
said, "Sit down I got some bad news
and its gonna hurt.
Now 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 seein' that Amos boy Seth."

Well, he got mad and he saw red
and Andy said, "Boy don't lose your head
cos 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
Don't trust your soul to no backwoods southern lawyer
cos the judge in the town's got bloodstains on his hands

Well Andy got scared and left the bar
Walkin' on home cos he didn't live far
See, Andy didn't have many friends and he just lost him one

Well brother thought his wife must've left town
so he went home and finally found
the only thing papa had left him that was a gun

He went off to Andy's house
slipped through the back woods quiet as a mouse
came upon some tracks too small for Andy to make

He looked through the screen at the back porch door
He saw Andy lyin' on the floor in a puddle of blood
and he started to shake

Well, the Georgia patrol wasn't making their rounds
so he fired a shot just to flag em down
a big bellied sheriff got his gun and said, "Why'd you do it?"


Well, the judge said guilty in a make believe trial
slapped the sheriff on the back with a smile
said, "Suppers waiting at home and I gotta get to it."

That's the night that the lights went out in Georgia
That's the night that they hung an innocent man
Don't trust your soul to no backwoods southern lawyer
cos the judge in the town's got bloodstains on his hands

Well, they hung my brother and before I could say
the tracks he saw while on his way to Andy's house
and back that night were mine
and his cheating wife had never left town
and that's one body that will never be found.
see, little sister don't miss when she aims her gun.

That's the night that the lights went out in Georgia
That's the night that they hung an innocent man
Don't trust your soul to no backwoods southern lawyer
cos the judge in the town's got bloodstains on his hands