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
    
  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
    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