The Chieftains - Long Black Veil lyrics

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<b>Long Black Veil</b> by <i>The Chieftains</i><br />Ten years ago on a cold dark night<br />

Someone was killed 'neath the town hall light<br />

Just a few at the scene, and they all did agree<br />

That the man who ran looked a lot like me<br />

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The judge said "Son, what's your alibi?<br />

If you were somewheres else, then you won't have to die"<br />

But I spoke not a word, tho' it meant my life<br />

For I'd been in the arms of my best friend's wife<br />

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She walks these hills in a long black veil<br />

Visits my grave when the night winds wail<br />

Nobody knows, nobody sees<br />

Nobody knows, but me<br />

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The scaffold is high, eternity near<br />

She stands in the crowd, she sheds not a tear<br />

But sometimes at night when the cold winds moan<br />

In a long black veil, she cries o'er my bones<br />

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