[Intro]
Throughout history, there've been many songs
written about the eternal triangle.
This next one tells the story of a Mr Grayson,
a beautiful woman,
and a condemned man named Tom Dooley.
When the sun rises tomorrow,
Tom Dooley must hang.
[Chorus 1]
Hang down your head, Tom Dooley
Hang down your head and cry
Hang down your head, Tom Dooley
Poor boy, you're bound to die
I met her on the mountain,
there I took her life.
Met her on the mountain,
stabbed her with my knife.
[Chorus 1]
This time tomorrow,
reckon where I'll be.
Hadn't a-been for Grayson,
I'd a-been in Tennessee.
[Chorus 2]
.. oh well, now boy
Hang down your head, Tom Dooley
Hang down your head and cry
.. poor boy, oh well-a
Hang down your head, Tom Dooley
Poor boy, you're bound to die
.. oh well, now boy
Hang down your head, Tom Dooley
Hang down your head and cry
.. poor boy, oh well-a
Hang down your head, Tom Dooley
Poor boy, you're bound to die
This time tomorrow,
reckon where I'll be,
down in some lonesome valley,
hangin' from a white oak tree.
[Chorus 2]
Poor boy, you're bound to die
Poor boy, you're bound to die
Poor boy, you're bound to die