Hang your head, hang your head, Tom Dooley hang your head and cry Killed poor Laura Foster, you know you're bound to die Bury her on the hillside, make the people see Put the coat over, tromp her with your feet Hang your head Tom Dooley, hang your head and cry Killed poor Laura Foster, don't you know your bound to die Bury her on the hillside with other people's lives Hang your head Tom Dooley, hang your head and cry Killed poor Laurea Foster, don't you know you're bound to die First time I went courting, pretty brave of me Just to sing from her old oak tree Hang your mama with kindness blame it on this morning