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...
