Tom: A A A E Hang down your head, Tom Dooley, hang down your head and cry. E A (start beat) Hang down your head, Tom Dooley, poor boy, you're gonna die. [Verse 1] A A A E I took her on the mountain, there I took her life, E E E A met her on the mountain, stabbed her with my knife. [Chorus] A A A E Hang down your head, Tom Dooley, hang down your head and cry. E E E A Hang down your head, Tom Dooley, poor boy, you're gonna die. [Verse 2] A A A E I reckon in the morning, reckon where I'll be, E E E A hadn't-a been for Grayson, I'd-a been in Tennessee. [Chorus] A A A E Hang down your head, Tom Dooley, hang down your head and cry. E E E A Hang down your head, Tom Dooley, poor boy, you're gonna die. [Verse 3] A A A E I reckon in the morning, reckon where I'll be, E E E A I'd been in the valley, I'm hanging on a white oak tree. [Chorus] A A A E Hang down your head, Tom Dooley, hang down your head and cry. E E E A Hang down your head, Tom Dooley, poor boy, you're gonna die. [Interlude] A A A E E E E A A A A E E E E A [Chorus] A A A E Hang down your head, Tom Dooley, hang down your head and cry. E E E A Hang down your head, Tom Dooley, poor boy, you're gonna die. [Interlude] (with skat) A A A E E E E A A A A E E E E A [End-Chorus] A A A E Hang down your head, Tom Dooley, hang down your head and cry. E E E A Hang down your head, Tom Dooley, poor boy, you're gonna die. E E E A Hang down your head, Tom Dooley, poor boy, you're gonna die.