Opening night, nothing new Atlanta
Into the spotlight, one more time
Just in time to play
To one man and an empty table
Was drinking down the pain
All he could say was this lady's name (and I heard him call…)

Oh, Camellia won't you take me away
Oh, Camellia won't you take me away

After the show, when the room was empty
No, he wouldn't go
So, I asked him why he called her name
It seems she was some magic one night
With something for his pain
And all she left was her pretty name...

Oh, Camellia won't you take me away (to paradise tropical moon)
Don't you leave me sitting here in Atlanta (oh)

Oh, Camellia won't you take me away (to paradise tropical moon)
Don't you leave me sitting here in Atlanta (say, say, say it again)

Oh, Camellia

Oh, Camellia won't you take me away (paradise tropical moon) 
Don't you leave me sitting here in Atlanta (in Atlanta)
Oh, Camellia won't you take me away (paradise tropical moon)
Don't you leave me (don't you leave me, don't you leave me, don't you leave me, don't you leave me in Atlanta)
Oh, Camellia won't you take me away (paradise tropical moon)