UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13G

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                          (Amendment No. ___________)*

                                  Genesco Inc.
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                                (Name of Issuer)

                                  Common Stock
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    371532102
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                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                December 31, 2003
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             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

     Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this
Schedule is filed:

                                [x] Rule 13d-1(b)
                                [_] Rule 13d-1(c)
                                [_] Rule 13d-1(d)

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).

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CUSIP No. 371532102                    13G                Page 2 of 9 Pages
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  1    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
       S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

           Columbia Wanger Asset Management, L.P.  36-3820584
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  2    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*

           Not Applicable                                                (a) [_]
                                                                         (b) [_]
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  3    SEC USE ONLY


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  4    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

           Delaware
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     NUMBER OF         5    SOLE VOTING POWER

       SHARES                   None
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    BENEFICIALLY       6    SHARED VOTING POWER

      OWNED BY                  1,208,000
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        EACH           7    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

     REPORTING                  None
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    PERSON WITH        8    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                1,208,000
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  9    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

           1,208,000
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  10   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

           Not Applicable                                                    [_]
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  11   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

           5.6 %
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  12   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

           IA
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CUSIP No. 371532102                    13G                Page 3 of 9 Pages
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  1    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
       S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

           WAM Acquisition GP, Inc.
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  2    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*

           Not Applicable                                                (a) [_]
                                                                         (b) [_]
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  3    SEC USE ONLY


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  4    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

           Delaware
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     NUMBER OF       5    SOLE VOTING POWER

       SHARES                 None
                     -----------------------------------------------------------
    BENEFICIALLY     6    SHARED VOTING POWER

      OWNED BY                1,208,000
                     -----------------------------------------------------------
        EACH         7    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

     REPORTING                None
                     -----------------------------------------------------------
    PERSON WITH      8    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                              1,208,000
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  9    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

           1,208,000
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  10   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

           Not Applicable                                                    [_]
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  11   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

           5.6 %
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  12   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

           CO
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Item 1(a)      Name of Issuer:

                     Genesco Inc.

Item 1(b)      Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

                     1415 Murfreesboro Road
                     Nashville, TN 37217

Item 2(a)      Name of Person Filing:

                     Columbia Wanger Asset Management, L.P. ("WAM")
                     WAM Acquisition GP, Inc., the general partner of WAM ("WAM
                       GP")

Item 2(b)      Address of Principal Business Office:

                     WAM and WAM GP are both located at:

                     227 West Monroe Street, Suite 3000
                     Chicago, Illinois 60606

Item 2(c)      Citizenship:

                     WAM is a Delaware limited partnership and WAM GP is a
                     Delaware corporation.

Item 2(d)      Title of Class of Securities:

                     Common Stock

Item 2(e)      CUSIP Number:

                     371532102

Item 3         Type of Person:

                     (e)   WAM is an Investment Adviser registered under section
                           203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940; WAM GP is
                           the General Partner of the Investment Adviser.

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Item 4         Ownership (at December 31, 2003):

                     (a)  Amount owned "beneficially" within the meaning of rule
                          13d-3:

                          1,208,000

                     (b)  Percent of class:

                          5.6 % (based on 21,712,435 shares outstanding as of
                          December 5, 2003).

                     (c)  Number of shares as to which such person has:

                                 (i)   sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
                                       none

                                (ii)   shared power to vote or to direct the
                                       vote: 1,208,000

                               (iii)   sole power to dispose or to direct the
                                       disposition of: none

                                (iv)   shared power to dispose or to direct
                                       disposition of: 1,208,000

Item 5         Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:

                     Not Applicable

Item 6         Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:

                     The shares reported herein have been acquired on behalf of
                     discretionary clients of WAM. Persons other than WAM and
                     WAM GP are entitled to receive all dividends from, and
                     proceeds from the sale of, those shares.

Item 7         Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
               Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding
               Company:

                     Not Applicable

Item 8         Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:

                     Not Applicable

Item 9         Notice of Dissolution of Group:

                     Not Applicable

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Item 10        Certification:

                    By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge
               and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and
               are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired
               and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of
               changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the
               securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection
               with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose
               or effect.

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                                    Signature

         After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.


Date:  February 10, 2004


                    The undersigned corporation, on the date above written,
                    agrees and consents to the joint filing on its behalf of
                    this Schedule 13G in connection with its beneficial
                    ownership of the security reported herein.

                                    WAM Acquisition GP, Inc.
                                      for itself and as general partner of
                                      COLUMBIA WANGER ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P.


                                    By: /s/ Bruce H. Lauer
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                                            Bruce H. Lauer
                                            Senior Vice President and Secretary

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                                  Exhibit Index

Exhibit 1      Joint Filing Agreement dated as of February 10, 2004 by and
               between Columbia Wanger Asset Management, L.P. and WAM
               Acquisition GP, Inc.

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                                                                       EXHIBIT 1

                             JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

         The undersigned hereby agree to the joint filing of the Schedule 13G to
which this Agreement is attached.


                    Dated: February 10, 2004


                                    WAM Acquisition GP, Inc.
                                      for itself and as general partner of
                                      COLUMBIA WANGER ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P.


                                    By: /s/ Bruce H. Lauer
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                                            Bruce H. Lauer
                                            Senior Vice President and Secretary

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