The Long Black Veil by Lefty Frizzell
The Long Black Veil by Lefty Frizzell

The Long Black Veil

Lefty Frizzell * Track #17 On Look What Thoughts Will Do

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The Long Black Veil by Lefty Frizzell

Release Date
Mon Apr 20 1959
Performed by
Lefty Frizzell
Produced by
Don Law
Writed by
Danny Dill & Marijohn Wilkin
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Long Black Veil" is a 1959 country ballad, written by Danny Dill and Marijohn Wilkin and originally recorded by Lefty Frizzell.

A saga song, “Long Black Veil” is told from the point of view of an executed man falsely accused of murder. He refuses to provide an alibi, since on the night of the murde...

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The Long Black Veil Lyrics

Ten years ago, on a cold, dark night
There was someone 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, though it meant my life
For I had 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

The scaffold was high and eternity nears
She stood in the crowd and shed not a tear
But sometimes at night when the cold wind moans
In a long black veil, she cries over 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
Nobody knows but me
Nobody knows but me

The Long Black Veil Q&A

Who wrote The Long Black Veil's ?

The Long Black Veil was written by Danny Dill & Marijohn Wilkin.

Who produced The Long Black Veil's ?

The Long Black Veil was produced by Don Law.

When did Lefty Frizzell release The Long Black Veil?

Lefty Frizzell released The Long Black Veil on Mon Apr 20 1959.

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