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Hang Your Head Tom Dooley
The Outlaws
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I say, hang your head, Tom Dooley
Hang your head and cry
You killed Laurie Foster
And boy, you're bound to die
Well, you took her on the mountain
And there you took her life
You took her on the mountain
You stabbed her with your knife
I say, hang your head, Tom Dooley
Hang your head and cry
You killed Laurie Foster
And boy, you're bound to die
Well, you left her by the wayside
Where you begged to be excused
You left her by the wayside
You hid her clothes and shoes
You dug a grave four foot long
You dug it three foot deep
You rolled the cold clay over her
You stamped it with your feet
I say, hang your head, Tom Dooley
Hang your head and cry
You killed Laurie Foster
And boy, you're bound to die
I say, hang your head, Tom Dooley
Hang your head and cry
You killed Laurie Foster
And boy, you're bound to die
Trouble, trouble, trouble
Rolling 'round my breast
As long as I'm a-livin'
They ain't gonna let me rest
And I know they're gonna hang me
Tomorrow I'll be dead
Though I never ever harmed a hair
On sweet little Laurie's head
I say, hang your head, Tom Dooley
Hang your head and cry
You killed Laurie Foster
And boy, you're bound to die
Well, this time tomorrow
I reckon where I'll be
If it hadn't been for John Doe
I'd have been in Tennessee
You can take down my old banjo
And plough it if you please
For this time tomorrow
It'll be no use to me
I say, hang your head, Tom Dooley
Hang your head and cry
You killed Laurie Foster
And boy, you're bound to die
I say, hang your head, Tom Dooley
Hang your head and cry
You killed Laurie Foster
And boy, you're bound to die