Long Black Veil

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Ten years ago, on a cool dark night There was someone killed 'neath the town hall light There were few at the scene, and they all did agree That the man who ran looked a lot like me [Verse 2] 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, although it meant my life I had been in the arms of my best friend's wife [Chorus] She walks these hills in a long black veil She visits my grave where the night winds wail Nobody knows, no, and nobody sees Nobody knows but me [Verse 3] The scaffold was 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 over my bones [Chorus] She walks these hills in a long black veil She visits my grave where the night winds wail Nobody knows, no, and nobody sees Nobody knows but me