The Long Black Veil Lyrics

The song The Long Black Veil is performed by Johnny Cash in the album named At Folsom Prison in the year 1999 .



Ten years ago, on a cold dark night
Someone was killed, 'neath the town hall light
There were few at the scene, but they all agreed
That the slayer who ran, looked a lot like 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, thou it meant my life
For I'd been in the arms of my best friend's wife

[Chorus:]
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

Oh, the scaffold is high and eternity's near
She stood in the crowd and shed not a tear
But late at night, when the north wind blows
In a long black veil, she cries ov're my bones

[Chorus]



Johnny Cash - At Folsom Prison

Oct 1999

  1. Folsom Prison Blues
  2. Busted
  3. Dark As The Dungeon
  4. I Still Miss Someone
  5. Cocaine Blues
  6. 25 Minutes To Go
  7. Orange Blossom Special
  8. The Long Black Veil
  9. Send A Picture Of Mother
  10. The Wall
  11. Dirty Old Egg-Suckin' Dog
  12. Flushed From The Bathroom Of Your Heart
  13. Joe Bean
  14. Jackson
  15. Give My Love To Rose
  16. I Got Stripes
  17. The Legend Of John Henry's Hammer
  18. Green, Green Grass Of Home
  19. Greystone Chapel

The Long Black Veil