i left my home in georgia may of 63 travelled to virginia to fight for general lee but i can t fight this morning i must be southward bound cause jenny s in atlanta and atlanta s burning down hey hey yeah from gettysburg to richmond oh i ve fought long and hard far away in georgia sherman s in my own backyard so i m leaving here this morning even if they shoot me down cause jenny s in atlanta and atlanta s burning down atlanta s burning down oh atlanta s burning down jenny s in atlanta and atlanta s burning down atlanta s burning down oh atlanta s burning down jenny s in atlanta and atlanta s burning down atlanta s burning down oh atlanta s burning down jenny s in atlanta and atlanta s burning down