THE KINGSTON TRIO- " TOM DOOLEY " ( W / LYRICS)

WENT TO # 1 IN 1958. LYRICS:
[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...

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

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

This time tomorrow
Reckon where I'll be
Hadn't a-been for Grayson
I'd a-been in Tennessee

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

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

This time tomorrow
Reckon where I'll be
Down in some lonesome valley
Hangin' 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, you're bound to die

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

Poor boy, you're bound to die
Poor boy you're bound to die
Poor boy, you're bound to die...

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[James0022ify]

Only ever heard the version by Lonnie Donegan Ron; also released in 1958 and got to No. 3 in the UK charts. Both versions are completely different so it's hard to say which is the best. I would say they were both good in their own way.  Jim

[rwells47]

@James0022ify - hi Jim! Ron

[ebfan41]

Beautiful harmony from The Kingston Trio on their classic hit song. Thank you Ron for post.

[rwells47]

@ebfan41- you are welcome Mary!  Ron

[nipsterstang]

Beyond Classic! Thanks, Ron!

Jim

[rwells47]

@nipsterstang- you're welcome Jim! Ron

[tugboat21372]

The memories! 8 hour car drives to go camping in the Adirondacks with my family. Dad driving the old station wagon smoking his pipe and Kingston Trio cassette tapes being played the whole way. We wanted to jump out of the car before we even got over the GW Bridge but man I can really appreciate it now.

[liftboymeister]

Without competition, the best performance of T. Dooly

[BridgeDestroyer]

very sad things happened those days

[keither1969]

@tugboat21372 Its sorta funny how when we were kids we never truly appreciated the music of parents, and as we get older we realize just how foolish we were at that time lol

[Simtex007]

Your teacher was doing her Job, teaching you the harsh realities of life in the USA, if you kill, you shall be executed ! Got it ? Sorry the bluntness.

[TheFingerlessWonder]

Well, my fifth grade teacher made us sing this song in class several times. It was my favorite. Now 10 years after the fact and actually paying attention to the words, this is pretty depressing, and I wonder why our teacher made us sing this.

[dark06eks]

I guess I'm a bit young to say that I grew up with this music but my dad loved them and had a ton of LPs and I loved listening to them!!!! To this day I absolutely love them:)

[iMduHaZn]

@TrinityCrossroad haha

[TrinityCrossroad]

Played this in Middle school and didnt realize that it was inappropriate for our age

[123mario45]

i'm playing this with my guitar atm :P