The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia – Vicki Lawrence
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The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia - Vicki Lawrence
#1 on BB Hot 100 on BELL Records in 1972
Intro
Verse 1→ Phiên khúc
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He was on his way home from Candletop
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He'd been two weeks gone and he thought he'd stop
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At Webb's and have him a drink before he went home to her
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Andy Wardlow said, "Jed, hello"
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And he said, "Hi, what's doin', Woz?
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He said, sit down, I got some bad news, it's gonna hurt
Verse 2→ Phiên khúc
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He said, "I'm your best friend and you know that's right,
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But your young bride ain't home tonight
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Since you been gone she's been seein' that aimless boy, Seth.”
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Well, he got mad and he saw red
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And Andy said, “Boy, don’t cha lose your head,
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'Cause to tell you the truth, I been with her myself.”
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That's the night that the lights went out in Georgia
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That's the night that they hung an innocent man
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Well, don't trust your soul to no backwoods Southern lawyer
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'Cause the judge in the town's got blood stains on his hands
Verse 3→ Phiên khúc
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Well, Andy got scared and left the bar
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And went walkin' on home 'cause he didn't live far
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You see, Andy didn't have many friends, and he'd just lost him one
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And brother thought his wife must'a left town
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So he went home and finally found
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The only thing Papa had left him, and that was a gun
Verse 4→ Phiên khúc
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And he went off to Andy's house
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Slippin' through the backwoods quiet as a mouse
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Came upon some tracks too small for Andy to make
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He looked through the screen at the back-porch door
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And he saw Andy lyin' on the floor
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In a puddle of blood ...and he started to shake
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Well, the Georgia Patrol was makin' their rounds
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So he fired a shot, just to flag 'em down
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And a big bellied sheriff grabbed his gun and
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said, why'd ya do it?
Verse 5→ Phiên khúc
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And the judge said, “Guilty", in a make-believe trial
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Slapped the sheriff on the back with a smile
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And said, "Supper's waitin' at home and I gotta get to it.”
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That's the night that the lights went out in Georgia
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That's the night that they hung an innocent man
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Well, don't trust your soul to no backwoods Southern lawyer
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'Cause the judge in the town's got blood stains on his hands
Verse 6→ Phiên khúc
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Well, they hung my brother before I could say
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That the tracks he saw while on his way
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To Andy's house, out back that night were mine
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And his cheatin' wife had never left town
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And that's one body that'll never be found
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See, little sister don't miss when she aims her gun
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That's the night that the lights went out in Georgia (whoa-oh)
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That's the night that they hung an innocent man (uh-huh-huh)
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Well, don't trust your soul to no backwoods Southern lawyer
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'Cause the judge in the town's got blood stains on his hands
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.