Tom Dooley [English translation]

It was there in the mountains,

it is there that I met her.

It was there in the mountains

that I used my knife.

You cannot escape, Tom Dooley,

you cannot escape now.

You cannot escape, Tom Dooley,

tomorrow you will die.

When tomorrow comes,

I will no longer be here

If I am not already in Grayson,

I will be in Tennessee.

You cannot escape, Tom Dooley,

you cannot escape now.

You cannot escape, Tom Dooley,

tomorrow you will die.

When tomorrow comes

do you know where I will be?

From an oak tree

I might be hanging.

You cannot escape, Tom Dooley,

you cannot escape now.

You cannot escape, Tom Dooley,

tomorrow you will die.