Ten years ago,
on a cold, dark night
Someone was killed beneath the town hall light
There were few at the scene
But they all agreed
That the slayer who ran
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 is your alibi?
If you were somewhere else,
Then you won't have to die."
Well, I said not a word
Though it meant my life
For I'd been in the arms
Of my best friend's wife
Oh, 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
Oh now, the scaffold
was high
Eternity is near
She stood in the crowd
And shed not a tear
Oh, sometimes at
night
When the cold winds blow
In a Long Black Veil
She cries over 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
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
Nobody knows, nobody sees, nobody knows but me
Nobody knows but
me...
Nobody knows...
Nobody knows...
Nobody knows... but me.
The best version, in my humble opinion, is the live version performed at East Rutherford on Sept 11, 1999.
Here's a 1 minute tidbit (410K):
Dave Matthews Band - Long Black Veil.mp3