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The Long Black Veil

from Black Rose & Other Stories by Bry Hitchcock

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Ten years ago on a cold, dark night
There was somebody killed ‘neath the town hall light
Few were on the scene, but they all agreed
The one who did the killing looked a lot like me

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 judge said, “Son, what’s your alibi?
If you were somewhere else, then you don’t have to die.”
But I spoke not a word though it meant my life
For I’d been in the arms of my best friends 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 near
I saw her in the crowd, but she shed not a tear
But sometimes late at night when the cold wind moans
She visits my grave and cries o’er 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

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from Black Rose & Other Stories, released October 31, 2022

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Bry Hitchcock California

Music lover and sometimes creator since the 1980s. I played guitar with Head Circus during the mid 90s in Santa Cruz, CA. I've played in coffee shops, bars, and nightclubs, but never made it into a pro studio. Now recording at home again and back in the groove. ... more

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