I left my home in Georgia
In May of sixty-three
I come here to Virginia
To fight for General Lee
But I can't fight this mornin'
I must be southward bound
My Jenny's in Atlanta
And Atlanta's burnin' down
Gettysburg to Richmond
I fought long and hard
Not far away in Georgia
Sherman's in my own backyard
So I'm leavin' here this mornin'
Even if they shoot me down
My Jenny's in Atlanta
And Atlanta's burnin' down
Atlanta's burnin' down
Atlanta's burnin' down
Jenny's in Atlanta
And Atlanta's burnin' down
(Instrumental Break)
Atlanta's burnin' down
Oh, Atlanta's burnin' down
Jenny's in Atlanta
And Atlanta's burnin' down
In May of sixty-three
I come here to Virginia
To fight for General Lee
But I can't fight this mornin'
I must be southward bound
My Jenny's in Atlanta
And Atlanta's burnin' down
Gettysburg to Richmond
I fought long and hard
Not far away in Georgia
Sherman's in my own backyard
So I'm leavin' here this mornin'
Even if they shoot me down
My Jenny's in Atlanta
And Atlanta's burnin' down
Atlanta's burnin' down
Atlanta's burnin' down
Jenny's in Atlanta
And Atlanta's burnin' down
(Instrumental Break)
Atlanta's burnin' down
Oh, Atlanta's burnin' down
Jenny's in Atlanta
And Atlanta's burnin' down