LONG BLACK VEIL^©

Live 11 Jun 2006 version

[Bruce:]
Ten years ago, on a cold dark night
There was someone killed 'neath the townhall light
There were few there at the scene, yeah but they all agreed
That the man who ran looked a lot like me

[Bruce and Patti:]
She walks these hills in a long black veil
She visits my grave where the night winds wail
Nobody knows, nobody sees
Nobody knows but me

[Thomson:]
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
'Cause I was in the arms of my best friend's wife

[all:]
She walks these hills in a long black veil
She visits my grave where the night winds wail
Nobody knows, nobody sees
Nobody knows but me

[all:]
She walks these hills in a long black veil
She visits my grave where the night winds wail
Nobody knows, nobody sees
Nobody knows but me

[Bruce:]
Well the gallows were close and eternity near
She stood in the crowd and she shed not a tear
[Thomson:]
And sometimes at night when the cold wind blows
In a long black veil she cries over my bones

[Bruce and Patti:]
She walks these hills in a long black veil
She visits my grave where the night winds wail
Nobody knows, nobody sees
Nobody knows but me

[all:]
Nobody knows, nobody sees
Nobody knows but me

The above lyrics refer to the live 11 Jun 2006 performance at Xcel Arena, St. Paul, MN, during The Seeger Sessions tour.

Check out Bruce's live 26 Apr 2006 version (more details) and original version (for info about the song history).