Lynn Anderson - Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia Lyrics

On his way his way home from Candletop

Been two weeks gone and he thought he'd stop

At Webb's and have him a drink fore he went home to her

Andy Wolo said hello he said hi what's a doin' Wo

Says 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 seein' that Amos boy Seth

He got mad and he saw red and 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

Don't you trust your soul to no backwoods southern lawyer

Cause the judge and 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

See Andy didn't have many friends and had just lost him one

My brother thought his wife must've left town

So he went home and finally found the only thing papa had left up was a gun

Then he went off to Andy's house slippin' through the backwoods quiet as a mouse

Came upon some tracks too small for Andy to make

He looked through the screen at the backporch door

And he saw Andy lyin' on the floor in a puddle of blood and he started to shake

But Georgia patrol was makin' their rounds and he fired a shot just to flag 'em down

And a big bellied sheriff grabbed his gun and said why'd you do it

The judge said guilty in a make believe trial

Slapped the sheriff on the back with a smile

Said supper's waitin' at home and I gotta get to it

That's the night that the lights went out in Georgia...



Well they hung my brother before I could say the tracks he saw while on his way

To Andy's house out back that night were mine

His cheatin' wife had never left town that's one body that'll never be found

See little sister don't miss when she gets her gun

Oh that's the night that the lights went out in Georgia...

Oh that's the night that the lights went out in Georgia...