—Jimmie Davis and Eva Sargent
Way down in Columbus, Georgia
Want to be back in Tennessee
Way down in Columbus Stockade
Friends all turned their backs on me
Chorus:
Well go away and leave me if you wish to
Never let me cross your mind
In your heart you love another
Leave me little darling I don't mind
Last night as I lay sleeping
I dreamt I held you in my arms
When I awoke I was mistaken
I was peering through the bars
Many a night with you I've rambled
Many an hour with you I've spent
Thought I had your heart forever
Now I find it's only lent
Verse:
| I | I | I | I |
| V | V | I | I :| |
Chorus:
| IV | IV | I | I |
| IV | IV | V | V |
| I | I | I | I |
| V | V | I | I |