Ten years ago, on a cold dark night
There was someone killed 'neath the town hall light
Few there 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?
She walks these hills in a long black veil
Visits my grave when the night winds wail
Nobody knows, nobody sees
Nobody knows but me
The gallows were close and eternity near