Variations

Variations:

'Going down to Georgia, to knock down my last game... I had not been in Washington/ many more weeks than three...'



The song is traditional, so the way they switch verses may suggest they mean Washington, as well as Georgia. There is, though, a Washington, Georgia: I was there just recently. It was the first city named after George Washington in the United States; it was also the place where the Confederate States of America was officially dissolved by Jefferson Davis and the remains of a government in flight before the Union army. It's a beautiful place.



Like many traditional songs, this one has several variations. Here is a famous one:



Here is another variation, by the lead singer of Social Distortion on his solo album:



Well, we've got lots of gamblers down Georgia way, in any case.