Way down in Columbus, Georgia   Want to be back in Tennessee   Way down in Columbus Stockade   Friends all turned their backs on me      Go and leave me if you wish to   Never let it cross your mind   If in your heart you love another   Leave me little darling, I don't mind      Last night as I lay sleeping   I dreamt I held you in my arms   When I awoke I was mistaken   I was peering through the bars      Many a night with you I've rambled   Many an hour with you I've spent   Thought I had your heart forever   Now I find it's only lent