(yodelahee...) Left my gal in the mountains Left her standing in the rain Went down to the railroad Caught myself a midnight train Lead my way to Georgia Landed in a gambling town Got myself into trouble And shot a county sheriff down The jury read the verdict Murder in the first degree The judge said: take this prisoner To the penitentiary They put the handcuffs on me Put me on a prison train Took me to A'lanta And tied me with the ball and chain (yodelahee...) Left my gal in the mountains Left her waitin' all alone Last night I dreamed I got a letter Saying: honey, won't you come home? She said, she was sad and lonely Told me that her love was true Then I dreamed I wrote a letter Sayin': honey, I'm coming back to you Then I woke up this morning Lyin' in Atlanta jail No one here to love me No one to go my bail That prison was all around me I got walkin' by the door My sweetheart is sad and lonely Cause I'll never see my gal no moreTeksty umieszczone na naszej stronie są własnością wytwórni, wykonawców, osób mających do nich prawa.
