#------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #---------------------------------------------------------------------# TABBY CAT MUSIC ARCHIVES ******************************************************************************** Transcribed by: asf0@comcast.net Alice Franceschini Date: September 10, 1997 Subject: Tom Dooley by the Kingston Trio Album: Collectors Series Written by: Frank Warner\John A. Lomax\Alan Lomax TOM DOOLEY Kingston Trio Spoken: Throughout history there have been many songs written about the eternal triangle. This next one tells the story about a Mr. Grayson, a beautiful woman and a condemmed man named Tom Dooley. When the sun rises tomorrow Tom Dooley must hang. Chorus: E B7 Hang down your head Tom Dooley Hang down your head and cry B7 E Hang down your head Tom Dooley Poor boy you're gonna die E B7 1.) I met her on the mountain There I took her life B7 E I met her on the mountain Stabbed her with my knife go to chorus E B7 2.) This time tomorrow reckon where I'll be B7 E Hadn't a been for Grayson I'd a been in Tennesee go to chorus E B7 3.) This time tomorrow reckon where I be B7 E Down in some lonesome valley hanging from an white oak tree go to chorus