I met her on the mountain
And there I took her life
Met her on the mountain
Stabbed her with my knife
Hang down your head Tom Dooley
Hang down your head and cry
Hang down your head Tom Dooley
Poor boy your bound to die
This time tomorrow
Reckon where I'd be
Hadn't been for Grayson
I'd been in Tennessee
Hang down your head Tom Dooley
Hang down your head and cry
Hang down your head Tom Dooley
Poor boy your bound to die
This time tomorrow
Reckon where I'll be
Down in some lonesome valley
Hanging from a white oak tree
Hang down your head Tom Dooley
Hang down your head and cry
Hang down your head Tom Dooley
Poor boy your bound to die
Hang down your head Tom Dooley
Hang down your head and cry
Hang down your head Tom Dooley
Poor boy your bound to die
Poor boy your bound to die