COLUMBUS STOCKADE
(learned at Teton Tea Parties in the 1960s; a traditional bluegrass song)
Way down in Columbus, Georgia,
Way down in Columbus Stockade
Many a night with you I've rambled,
Last night as I lay sleeping,
(from miriam berg's folksong collection)
I wanna go back to Tennessee.
Way down in Columbus, Georgia,
My friends have turned their backs on me.
You may go and leave me if you want to,
Never, never let me cross your mind,
For in your heart, you love another,
Leave me, darlin', I don't mind.
You left me there to lose my mind.
Thinking of my blue-eyed Sally,
The gal that I have left behind.
You may go and leave me.....
Many an hour with you I've spent.
Thought I had your heart forever,
Now I find it's only lent.
You may go and leave me.....
I dreamt I held you in my arms.
When I awoke, I was mistaken,
For I was peering through the bars.
You may go and leave me.....