Georgia Bound

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[Verse 1]
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Packing up my duffel, gonna leave 
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this town
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  Packing up my duffel, gonna 
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leave this town
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And I'm gonna hustle to catch that
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 train southbound


[Instrumental]
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[Verse 2]
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Got the Georgia blues  for the 
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plow and hoe
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    Got the Georgia blues for 
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the plow and hoe
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Walked out my shoes over this ice 
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and snow

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[Instrumental]
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[Verse 3]
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Tune up the fiddle, dust the cat 
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and bow
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    Tune up the fiddle, dust 
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the cat and bow
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Put on the griddle, and open up 
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the cabin door

[Instrumental]
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[Verse 4]
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I thought I was going to the north
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 land to stay
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    I thought I was going to 
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the north land to stay
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South is on my mind, my blues 
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won't go away

[Instrumental]
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[Verse 5]
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Potatoes in the ashes, possum in 
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the stove
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    Potatoes in the ashes, 
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possum on the stove
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You can have the hash, but please 
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leave me the clove

[Verse 6]
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Chicken on the roof, babe, 
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watermelons on the vine
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    Chicken on the roof, babe, 
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watermelons on the vine
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I'll be glad to get back to that 
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Georgia gal of mine