Columbus Stockade Blues

“Columbus Stockade Blues” is a classic bluegrass song written by Thomas Darby in the 1920s.

Lyrics:

Columbus Stockade Blues

[G] Way down in Columbus, Georgia
[D7] Want to be back in [G] Tennessee
Way down in Columbus [D7] Stockade
Babe don’t you ever think of [G] me

[C] You can go and leave me if you [G] want to
[C] Never let it cross your [D7] mind
[G] If in your heart you truly love another
[D7] Leave me little darling, [G] 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 found was peering through the bars

You can go and leave me if you want to
Never let it cross your mind
If in your heart you truly love another
Leave me little darling, I don’t mind

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 was only lent

You can go and leave me if you want to
Never let it cross your mind
If in your heart you truly love another
Leave me little darling, I don’t mind