Long Black Veil
Lyrics
[Verse 1: Rosanne Cash] Ten years ago, on a cold dark night Someone was killed 'neath the town hall light There were few at the scene, but they all did agree That the slayer who ran looked a lot like me [Verse 2: Rosanne Cash] The judge said: "Son, what is your alibi? If you were somewhere else, then you won't have to die" I spoke not a word, though it meant my life For I'd been in the arms of my best friend's wife [Chorus: Rosanne Cash & Jeff Tweedy] She walks these hills in a long black veil She visits my grave when the night winds wail Nobody knows, nobody sees Nobody knows but me [Verse 3: Rosanne Cash] The scaffold is high and eternity near She stood in the crowd and shed not a tear But sometimes at night, when the cold wind moans In a long black veil, she cries o'er my bones [Chorus: Rosanne Cash & Jeff Tweedy] She walks these hills in a long black veil She visits my grave when the night winds wail Nobody knows, nobody sees Nobody knows but me Nobody knows, nobody sees Nobody knows but me
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Credits
- Writers
- Marijohn Wilkin
- Danny Dill