Frank Warner/John Lomax/Alan Lomax




(Spoken recitation over musical accompaniment)


Throughout history, there have been many songs written about the eternal triangle. This next one tells the story of Mister Grayson, a beautiful woman, and a condemned man named Tom Dooley. When the sun rises tomorrow, Tom Dooley must hang.




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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.




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This time tomorrow. Reckon where I'll be. Hadn't-a been for Grayson, I'd-a been in Tennessee.





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This time tomorrow. Reckon where I'll be. Down in some lonesome valley hangin' from a white oak tree.




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