long black veil

ten years ago

on a cold dark night

someone was killed 'neath the town hall lights

there were few at the scene

but they all agreed

that the slayer who ran looked a lot like me

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

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

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

now the scaffold is high

and eternity's 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

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 but me