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Long Black Veil

from Dusted Off by Dusty Wright

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Originally a hit for Lefty Frizzell, this murder ballad has been covered by Johnny Cash, The Band, Nick Cave, etc. Another favorite song from my live repertoire. 


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 man who ran looked a lot like me

She walks these hills in a long black veil
She visits my grave while the night winds wail
Nobody knows, nobody sees
Nobody knows but 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’d been in the arms of my best friend’s wife

She walks these hills in a long black veil
She visits my grave while the night winds wail
Nobody knows, nobody sees
Nobody knows but me

Now scaffold was high and eternity near
She stood in the crowd and shed not a tear
But late at night when the north winds blow
In a long black veil she cries o'er my bones

She walks these hills in a long black veil
She visits my grave while the night winds wail
Nobody knows, nobody sees
Nobody knows but me
But me... but me... but me... but me...

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from Dusted Off, track released January 5, 2024
Dusty Wright - vocals, acoustic, electric & slide guitars, mellotron
Kevin Mackall - bass
Steve Candlen - drums & percussion

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Dusty Wright New York, New York

I'm a singer-songwriter/composer who has released 11 albums and multiple singles. I've had my songs featured in films, television, and online. My music has been aptly described as "cinematic Americana."

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