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

[Refrain 1]
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.

[Refrain 1]

This time tomorrow,
reckon where I´ll be.
Hadn´t a-been for Grayson,
I´d a-been in Tennessee.

[Refrain 2]
Hang down your head, Tom Dooley
Hang down your head and cry
… poor boy, oh well-a
Hang down your head, Tom Dooley
Poor boy, you´re bound to die
… oh well, now boy
Hang down your head, Tom Dooley
Hang down your head and cry
… poor boy, oh well-a
Hang down your head, Tom Dooley
Poor boy, you´re bound to die

This time tomorrow,
reckon where I´ll be,
down in some lonesome valley,
hangin´ from a white oak tree.

[Refrain 2]

Poor boy, you´re bound to die
Poor boy, you´re bound to die
Poor boy, you´re bound to die