[Verse 1]
Way down in Columbus, Georgia
I want to go back in Tennessee
Way down in Columbus Stockade
My friends all turned their backs on me

[Chorus]
Well, you can go and leave me if you want to
Never let it cross your mind
If in your heart you love another
You can leave me little darlin', I don't mind

[Verse 2]
Last night as I lay sleepin'
I dreamed I held you in my arms
When I awoke I was mistaken
I was still behind them prison bars

[Chorus]
Well, you can go and leave me if you want to
Never let it cross your mind
If in your heart you love another
You can leave me little darlin', I don't mind

[Verse 3]
Many a night with you I've rambled
Many an hour I've spent with you
For I'd want your heart forever
Now, you've gone and left me blue
[Chorus]
Well, you can go and leave me if you want to
Never let it cross your mind
If in your heart you love another
You can leave me little darlin', I don't mind

[Instrumental Break]

[Chorus]
Well, you can go and leave me if you want to
Never let it cross your mind
If in your heart you love another
You can leave me little darlin', I don't mind

[Verse 4]
Way down (Way down) in Columbus, Georgia
I want to go back in Tennessee
Way down (Way down) in Columbus Stockade
My friends all turned their backs on me

[Chorus]
Well, you can go and leave me if you want to
Never let it cross your mind
If in your heart you love another
You can leave me little darlin', I don't mind
You can leave me little darlin', I don't mind