Hang down your head, Tom Dula Hang down your head and cry Hang down your head, Tom Dula Poor boy, you’re bound to die I met her on the mountain There I took her life Met her on the mountain Stabbed her with my knife Hang down your head, Tom Dula Hang down your head and cry Hang down your head, Tom Dula Poor boy, you’re bound to die This time tomorrow Reckon where I’ll be Hadn’t a-been for Grayson I’d a-been in Tennessee Hang down your head, Tom Dula Hang down your head and cry Hang down your head, Tom Dula Poor boy, you’re bound to die This time tomorrow Reckon where I’ll be Down in some lonesome valley Hangin’ from a white oak tree Hang down your head, Tom Dula Hang down your head and cry Hang down your head, Tom Dula Poor boy, you’re bound to die