[Intro]
Don't cry, don't cry
Don't cry, Liza Jane
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, goodbye, goodbye
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, goodbye, Liza Jane

[Chorus]
Charleston town is burning down, goodbye, goodbye
Cotton balls are turnin' brown, goodbye, Liza Jane
Charleston town is burning down, goodbye, goodbye
Cotton balls are turnin' brown, goodbye, Liza Jane

[Verse 1]
I'm gonna get my musket, don't cry, don't cry
I'm gonna get my musket, goodbye, Liza Jane
Where will I be in the mornin', don't cry, don't cry
Where will I be in the mornin', goodbye, Liza Jane

[Chorus]
Charleston town is burning down, goodbye, goodbye
Cotton balls are turnin' brown, goodbye, Liza Jane
Charleston town is burning down, goodbye, goodbye
Cotton balls are turnin' brown, goodbye, Liza Jane

[Refrain]
Don't cry, don't cry
Don't cry, Liza Jane
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, goodbye, goodbye
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, goodbye, Liza Jane
[Verse 2]
Who's gonna save Atlanta? Don't cry, don't cry
Who's gonna save Atlanta? Goodbye, Liza Jane
Oh, I'm gonna ride with Beauregard, don't cry, don't cry
I'm gonna ride with Beauregard, goodbye, Liza Jane
Well, I'm gonna be with General Lee, don't cry, don't cry
Fancy me with Robert E. Lee, goodbye, Liza Jane
When will I kiss your lips again? Don't cry, don't cry
Will I ever kiss your lips again? Goodbye, Liza Jane
I'm gonna get my musket, don't cry, don't cry
I'm gonna get my musket, goodbye, Liza Jane
Where will you be, my lover? Don't cry, don't cry
Where will you be, my lover? Goodbye, Liza Jane

[Chorus]
Charleston town is burning down, goodbye, goodbye
Cotton balls are turnin' brown, goodbye, Liza Jane
Well, Charleston town is burning down, goodbye, goodbye
Cotton balls are turnin' brown, goodbye, Liza Jane

[Outro]
Goodbye, Liza Jane
I said, goodbye, Liza Jane!