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The Kingston Trio's, "Allentown Jail"
The Lyrics:
They locked up her darlin' in Allentown Jail
And no one has come to put up his bail
And no one has come to put up his bail
Why:
Allentown, Pennsylvania
Submitted by: Candy Welty
The Kingston Trio's, "Georgia Stockade"
The Lyrics:
Way down in Columbus, Georgia,
That's where I don't wanta be.
Way down in Columbus Stockade.
Take me back to Tennessee.
Or you can take me back to old Kentucky.
That's where I don't wanta be.
Way down in Columbus Stockade.
Take me back to Tennessee.
Or you can take me back to old Kentucky.
Why:
Refers to the city of Columbus, Georgia, and the U.S. states of Tennessee and Kentucky.
Submitted by: Jessica Junderworth
The Kingston Trio's, "Oh Shenandoah"
The Lyrics:
Away, I'm bound away
'Cross the wide Missouri.
'Cross the wide Missouri.
Why:
In this song, a trader wants to take the daughter of an Indian chief west across the Missouri River.
Submitted by: Kathy
The Kingston Trio's, "Tijuana Jail"
The Lyrics:
So here we are in the Tijuana Jail.
Why:
Refers to the city of Tijuana, Mexico.
Submitted by: Jessica Junderworth
The Kingston Trio's, "Tijuana Jail"
The Lyrics:
We went one day, about a month ago,
To have a little fun in Mexico
To have a little fun in Mexico
Why:
Refers to the country of Mexico.
Submitted by: Jessica Junderworth
The Kingston Trio's, "Tom Dooley"
The Lyrics:
This time tomorrow, reckon where I'll be?
Hadn't a-been for Grayson, I'd a-been in Tennessee.
Hadn't a-been for Grayson, I'd a-been in Tennessee.
Why:
Refers to the U.S. state of Tennessee. The song is loosely based on a true story that took place in northwesteren North Carolina, the actualy character's name being Tom Dula. Although "Grayson" is a place name applying to certain places in the vicinity of where North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia come together, the name probably refers to a person in this case.
Submitted by: Jessica Junderworth
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