CHORUS: 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

VERSE 1: Met her on the mountain That's where I took her life

Met her on the mountain Stabbed her with my knife

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VERSE 2: This time tomorrow Reckon where I'll be

Down in the lonesome valley Hangin' from a white oak tree

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VERSE 3: Here I am in prison Down in the county jail

If I hadn't'a killed my girlfriend She could make my bail

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