He was on his way home from candletop
Been two weeks gone and he'd thought he'd stop
At web's and have him a drink 'fore he went home to her.

Andy warlord said: "hello."
He said "how. what's doin'?"
Wo said: "sit down i got some bad news and it's gonna hurt."


He 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 seeing that amos boy seth."
Now he got mad and he saw red.
Andy said: "boy don't you 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.
Well don't trust your soul to no backwoods southerly lawyer.
'cos the judge in the town's got blood stains on his hands.


Well andy got scared and left the bar
Walkin' on home 'cos he didn't live far.

You see andy didn't have many friends
And he just lost him one.
Brother thought his wife musta left town

So he went home and finally found
The only thing papa had left him and that was a gun.


He went off to andy's house
Slippin' 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
And he saw andy lyin on the floor
In a puddle of blood and he started to shake.


Georgia patrol was making their rounds
So he fired a shot just to flag them down.

A big-bellied sherriff grabbed his gun and said "why'd you do it?"

Judge said guilty on a make-believe trial

Slapped the sherriff on the back with a smile
And said: "supper's waitin' 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.
Well don't trust your soul to no backwoods southerly lawyer.

'cos the judge in the town's got blood stains on his hands.

Well they hung my brother before i could say

The tracks he saw while on his way
To andy's house and back that night were mine.
And his cheatin' wife had never left town

That's one body that'll never be found.
You 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.
Well don't trust your soul to no backwoods southerly lawyer.

'cos the judge in the town's got blood stains on his hands.

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

That's the night that they hung an innocent man.
Well don't trust your soul to no backwoods southerly lawyer.
'cos the judge in the town's got blood stains on his hands.