He was on his way home from Campbell Town, been two weeks gone And he thought he'd stop at Webb's and have him a drink before he went home to her And he wolo said hello, he said hi, what's doin', whoa, said sit down, I got some bad news that'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 seein' that aimless boy Seth Now he got mad and he saw red, and he said boy don't you lose your head Cause 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 But don't trust your soul to no backwoods southern lawyer Cause the judge in the town's got bloodstains on his hand Well Andy got scared and left the bar, walkin' on home cause he didn't live far you see And he didn't have any friends and he just lost him there Brother thought his wife must have left town, so he went home and finally found The only thing that he'd left him and that was a gun He went off to Andy's house, slippin' through the backwoods quiet as a mouse And his friends 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 The Georgia patrol wasn't makin' their rounds, so he fired a shot just to flag him down A big bellied sheriff grabbed his gun and said why'd you do it? The judge said guilty on a make-believe trial Slapped the sheriff on the back with a smile and said sufferers waitin' at home and I've 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 But don't trust your soul to no backwoods southern lawyer The judge in the town's got bloodstains 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 But don't trust your soul to no backwoods southern lawyer Cause the judge in the town's got bloodstains on his hands That's the night that the lights went out in Georgia That's the night that they hung an innocent man But don't trust your soul to no backwoods southern lawyer Cause the judge in the town's got bloodstains on his hands Thanks for watching!