Long Black Veil
Ten years ago on a cold dark night there wasSomeone killed 'neath the town hall lightsThere were few at the scene, but they all agreedThat the slayer who ran, looked a lot like me
Now she walks these hills, in a long black veilShe visits my grave, when the cold winds wailNobody knows, nobody seesNobody knows, but me
The scaffold is high, and eternity's nearShe stood in the crowd, and shed not a tearBut some times at night, when the cold wind moansIn a long black veil, she cries over my bones
Now she walks these hills, in a long black veilShe visits my grave, when the night winds wailNobody knows, nobody seesNobody knows, but me
The judge said son, what is your alibiIf you were somewhere else, thenyou won't have to dieI spoke not a word, though it meant my lifeI'd been in the arms of my best friends wife
Now she walks these hills, in a long black veilShe visits my grave, when the night winds wailNobody knows, nobody seesNobody knows, but meNobody knows, nobody seesNobody knows, but me