He was on his way home from CandletopBeen two weeks gone and he thought he'd stopAt Web's and have him a drink for he went home to herAndy Wo-Lo said helloHe said "Hi, what's new"And Wo said, "Sit down, I got some bad news that's gonna hurt"Said I'm your best friend, and you know that's rightBut your young bride ain't home tonightSince you been gone, she's been seeing that Amos boy, SethNow, he got mad and he saw redAndy said, boy, don't you lose your head'Cause to tell you the truth, I've been with her myselfThat's the night that the lights went out in GeorgiaThat's the night that they hung an innocent manSo don't trust your soul to no backwoods Southern lawyer'Cause the judge in the town's got bloodstains on his handsWell, Andy got scared and left the barWalkin' on home 'cause he didn't live far, you seeAndy didn't have many friends, he just lost him oneBrother thought his wife must've left townHe went home and finally found the only thingDaddy had left him and that was a gunSo he went off to Andy's houseSlipping through the backwoods quiet as a mouseCame upon some tracks too small for Andy to makeHe looked through the screen on the back porch doorHe saw Andy lyin' on the floorIn a puddle of blood and he started to shakeWell, Georgia patrol was making their roundsSo he fired a shot just to flag 'em downA big bellied sheriff grabbed his gun and said"Why'd you do it?"The judge said guilty on a make-believe trialSlapped the sheriff on the back with a smileAnd said, supper's waitin' at home, I gotta get to itThat's the night the lights went out in GeorgiaThat's the night that they hung an innocent manSo don't trust your soul to no backwoods Southern lawyer'Cause the judge in the town's got bloodstains on his handsThey hung my brother before I could sayTracks he saw while on his wayTo Andy's house and back that night were mineAnd his cheatin' wife had never left townThat's one body that'll never be foundYou see, little sister don't miss when she aims her gunThat's the night the lights went out in GeorgiaThat's the night that they hung an innocent manSo don't trust your soul to no backwoods Southern lawyer'Cause the judge in the town's got bloodstains on his handsThat's the night the lights went out in GeorgiaThat's the night that they hung an innocent man, huhSo don't trust your soul to no backwoods Southern lawyer'Cause the judge in the town's got bloodstains on his handsOh, no
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Reba Nell McEntire (McAlester, Oklahoma, 28 de marzo de 1955) es una cantante y actriz estadounidense. Considerada una de los mayores exponentes de la música country, debutó como cantante durante su estadía en la preparatoria, realizando presentaciones en vivo…
