Cedartown, Georgia

Cedartown is a city located in Polk County, Georgia. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 9,470. The city is the county seat of Polk County{{GR|6}}.

Popular culture

Country music artist Waylon Jennings had a minor hit single with the murder ballad "Cedartown, Georgia" from the 1971 album of the same name. The slow, meditative song about betrayal and murder was a portent of the outlaw country genre's predilection for themes that stood outside of what was acceptable in the Nashville music establishment:

Related Topics:
Country music - Waylon Jennings - Murder ballad - 1971 - Murder - Outlaw country - Nashville

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Tonight I'll put her on a train for Georgia.

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Gonna be a lot of kin folks squallin' and a-grievin',

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'Cause that Cedartown gal ain't breathin'.

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