Harlan County

Lyrics

Written by Marty Stuart Way down in Harlan County On a cold and lonesome night A tormented man with a gun in his hand Went searching for his wife When he found her in another's arms She began to scream and cry As he put the gun to his own head Said it's time for me to die Her lover begged forgiveness From that woman's man I swear to you, she never wore A ring upon her hand Her husband took a letter From his canvas overcoat Then before their eyes he killed himself And here is what he wrote