Long Black Veil

Rick in Macon Ten years ago on a cold dark night Someone was killed 'neath the town hall light Just a few at the scene, and they all did agree That the slayer who ran looked a lot like 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, although 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 The scaffold was high, and eternity near She stood in the crowd, and shed not a tear But sometimes at night when the cold winds moan In a long black veil, she cries o'er my bones Chorus Rick in Macon