Here's one called 'Tom Dooley'One, two, three, andYeahA-hang your head, Tom Dooley, hang your head and cryYou killed little Laurie Foster and you know you're bound to dieYou left her by the roadside where you begged to be excusedYou left her by the roadside, then you hid her clothes and shoesHang your head, Tom Dooley, hang your head and cryYou killed little Laurie Foster and you know you're bound to dieYou took her on the hillside for to make her your wifeYou took her on the hillside and there, you took her lifeYou dug the grave four feet long and you dug it three feet deepAnd you rolled the cold clay over her and tromped it with your feetHang your head, Tom Dooley, hang your head and cryYou killed little Laurie Foster and you know you're bound to dieTrouble, oh, it's trouble tust a-rollin' through my breastAs long as I'm a-livin', boys, they ain't a-gonna let me restYou can take down my old violin and play it all you pleaseAt this time tomorrow, boys it'll be of no use to meHang your head, Tom Dooley, hang your head and cryYou killed little Laurie Foster and you know you're bound to dieAnd this world and one more then reckon where I'll beIf it wasn't for Sheriff Grayson, I'd been in TennesseeI know they're gonna hang me, well tomorrow, I'll be deadAlthough I never harmed a hair on poor little Laurie's headHang your head, Tom Dooley, hang your head and cryYou killed little Laurie Foster and you know you're bound to dieThank youAll thanksAs Billy said, we're so thrilled to be up here picking this stuffI mean, he and I get together, again, like I said we'll do this no matter whatUh, we've been talking about, we played a gig at Station Inn a few years agoActually, for me, it was like the last thing I did before the old COVID showThat was a long time ago, I think my hair's been short and long again since thenMine was a little darker back thenBut we've always talked about trying to find another opportunity to get together and play, and, andThanks to the Legion for hosting this and letting us come up hereThese folks, uh, here do a fine work to kind of help promote causes of veterans, you know, in our areaBut also support a lot of good local music and a bluegrass jam on Wednesday nightIt's a sweet spot, feels great to be hereUh, we're going to get stuff going here, uh, here's another tuneOne of my favorite Doc Watson records is the Southbound recordIt's just, so, so warm sounding and uhIt's just Doc and Merle and, and uh, a bass playerCan't get enough of that, so here's one off of that old Carter family tune
