Columbus Stockade

Cat. #1451 (MFH #976) - As sung by Henry Crawford Jr., Preston, Missouri on August 28, 1972

VERSE 1
Way down, in Columbus, Georgia
Wanted back in Tennessee
Way down in Columbus stockade
Friends of ---- went back on me

CHORUS:
Go away an' leave me if you wish to
Never let me cross your mind
In your heart, you love another
Leave me darlin', I don't mind

VERSE 2
Last night as I Lay sleepin'
I dreamed I held you in my arms
But when I woke, I was mistaken
I was peepin' thru th bars

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