ATLANTA GEORGIA STRAY
(Chris Gantry)


Chris Gantry - 1968
Sonny Curtis - 1968
Kenny Price - 1969
The Hondells - 1969
Johnny Duncan & Janie Fricke - 1976


 

JOHNNY:
On a Greyhound bus trip home I was feelin' all alone
When a long haired gal sat down next to me
She said she was Atlanta bound to kill some time, maybe kick around
'Cause it sounded like a friendly place to be

>From Chicago to Kentucky we just talked awhile
And somewhere in between there I was captured by her smile
But why I left the bus in Nashville's been a mystery till today
'Cause for two years I've been trackin' down that Atlanta Georgia stray (Atlanta Georgia Stray)

JANIE: 
Well you know all living things have a secret pair of wings
And I'm of the lucky ones who've learned to fly
Though I don't even know your name, I can tell we're much the same
'Cause you've got that faraway look in your eyes

JOHNNY:
Well, right then I knew I'd found what I'd been searching for
And by the tears that filled her eyes she felt the same I'm almost sure
Why I left the bus in Nashville's been a mystery till today
'Cause for two years I've been trackin' down that Atlanta Georgia stray (Atlanta Georgia stray)
That Atlanta Georgia stray (JF: Atlanta Georgia stray)
That Atlanta Georgia stray (JF: Atlanta Georgia stray)
That Atlanta Georgia.........FADE


(Transcribed from the Johny Duncan
 recording by Mel Priddle - February 2009)