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Intro 1
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Verse 1
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You killed poor Laurie Foster,
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And you know you're bound to die.
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You left her by the roadside,
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Then you hid her clothes and shoes.
Verse 2
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You killed poor Laurie Foster,
Interlude 1
to die.
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Verse 3
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You took her on the hillside,
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And there you took her life.
Verse 4
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You rolled the cold clay over her
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And tromped it with your feet.
Verse 5
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You killed poor Laurie Foster,
Interlude 2
And you know you're bound to die.
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Verse 6
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They ain't a-gonna let let me rest.
Verse 7
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Though I never even harmed a hair
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On poor little Laurie's head."
Verse 8
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You killed poor Laurie Foster,
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And you know you're bound to die.
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Interlude 3
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Verse 9
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"In this world and one more
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If is wasn't for Sheriff Grayson,
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I'd be in Tennessee.
Verse 10
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You can take down my old violin
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For at this time tomorrow, boys,
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It'll be of no use to me."
Verse 11
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Hang your head, Tom Dooley,
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You killed poor Laurie Foster,
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And you know you're bound to die.
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Interlude 4
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Verse 12
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Away down yonder in the holler
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Hangin' on a white oak tree.
Verse 13
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You killed poor Laurie Foster,
Outro 1
to die
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