Long Black Veil - 1988 Version

Ten years ago on a cold dark night
Someone was killed 'neath the town hall lights
There were few at the scene
But they all agreed that the slayer who ran looked a lot like me

Now, she walks these hills in a long black veil
She visits my grave when the night winds wail

Nobody knows, nobody sees
Nobody knows, but me

The scaffold was high, eternity's near
She stood in the crowd, and shed not a tear
But sometimes at night, when the cold wind moans
In a long black veil, she cries over my bones

Now, she walks these hills in a long black veil
She visits my grave when the night winds wail

Nobody knows, nobody sees
Nobody knows, but me

The Judge said, "Son, what is your alibi?
If you were somewhere else, then you won't have to die"
I spoke not a word, though it meant my life
I'd been in the arms of my best friend's wife

Now, she walks these hills in a long black veil
She visits my grave when the night winds wail

Nobody knows, nobody sees
Nobody knows, but me
Nobody knows, nobody sees
Nobody knows, but me