Songbook/Tom Dooley

=Tom Dooley =

The song is based on the murder of Laura Foster from North Carolina in 1866. Thomas C. Dula maintained his innocence until his execution. The Kingston Trio sold over 3,000,000 singles with this title in 1958.


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 * 1
 * Hang down your head, Tom Dooley. - Hang down yourhead andcry
 * Killedpoor LauraFoster. - You know you'rebound todie


 * 2
 * You took her on the hillside, - as God al-mightyknows
 * Youtook her on thehillside - and there youhid herclothes


 * 3
 * You took her by the roadside - where youbegged to be ex-cused
 * Youtook her by theroadside - where there youhid hershoes


 * 4
 * You took her on the hillside - to makeher yourwife
 * Youtook her on thehillside - where there youtook herlife


 * 5
 * Take down my old violin - and play itas youplease
 * Atthis time to-morrow, - it'll be nouse tome


 * 6
 * I dug a grave four foot long, - I dug itthree feetdeep
 * Andthrowed the cold clayo'er her - and tramped itwith myfeet


 * 7
 * This world and one more then where do youreckon I'dbe
 * Ifit hadn't been forGrayson, - I'd a-been in Tennes-see

Am and D7 can be omitted if necessary.