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Guess the 1970s song lyrics #112

1972. This is a Southern Gothic murder ballad.It was recorded by his wife (at the time) who was a costar on The Carol Burnett Show at the time. One repetition of the chorus is not included.
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Answer
He
was
on
his
way
home
from
Candletop
Been
two
weeks
gone
and
he
thought
he'd
stop
at
Webb's
And
have
him
a
drink
before
he
went
home
to
her
Andy
Wolloe
said
Hello
And
he
said
Hi
what's
doin
Wo
Said
Sit
down
I
got
some
bad
news
it's
gonna
hurt
He
Answer
said
I'm
your
best
friend
you
know
that's
right
But
your
young
bride
ain't
home
tonight
Since
you
been
gone
she's
been
seeing
that
Amos
boy
Seth
Well
he
got
mad
and
he
saw
red
And
Andy
said
Boy
don't
lose
your
head
Cause
to
tell
you
the
truth
I've
been
with
her
Answer
myself
That's
the
night
that
the
lights
went
out
in
Georgia
That's
the
night
that
they
hung
an
innocent
man
Well
don't
trust
your
soul
to
no
backwoods
southern
lawyer
Cause
the
judge
in
the
town's
got
bloodstains
on
his
hands
Well
Andy
got
scared
and
left
the
bar
Walking
on
home
cause
Answer
he
didn't
live
far
See
Andy
didn't
have
many
friends
And
he
just
lost
him
one
Brother
thought
his
wife
musta
left
town
So
he
went
home
and
finally
found
The
only
thing
Papa
had
left
him
and
that
was
a
gun
Then
he
went
off
to
Andy's
house
Slippin
through
the
Answer
backwoods
quiet
as
a
mouse
Came
upon
some
tracks
too
small
for
Andy
to
make
He
looked
through
the
screen
at
the
back
porch
door
And
he
saw
Andy
lying
on
the
floor
In
a
puddle
of
blood
and
he
started
to
shake
Well
the
Georgia
patrol
was
making
their
rounds
So
Answer
he
fired
a
shot
just
to
flag
them
down
And
a
big
bellied
sheriff
grabbed
his
gun
And
said
Why'd
you
do
it
Well
the
judge
said
guilty
in
a
make
believe
trial
Slapped
the
sheriff
on
the
back
with
a
smile
Said
Supper's
waitin
at
home
and
i
gotta
get
to
Answer
it
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
cheating
wife
had
never
left
town
And
that's
one
body
that'll
never
be
found
See
little
sister
don't
miss
when
she
aims
here
Answer
gun
That's
the
night
that
the
lights
went
out
in
Georgia
That's
the
night
that
they
hung
an
innocent
man
Well
don't
trust
your
soul
to
no
backwoods
southern
lawyer
Cause
the
judge
in
the
town's
got
bloodstains
on
his
hands
Oh
that's
the
night
that
the
lights
went
out
in
Georgia
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