The Long Black Veil - Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys

The Long Black Veil Lyrics

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 agreed
That this lad who ran looked a lot like meThe 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
For I'd been in the arms of my best friend's wifeShe walks these hills in a long black veil
She visits my grave when the night winds wail
Nobody knows, nobody sees
Nobody knows but meThe 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
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
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