Annie Melton

Well, lay down your head, Annie, you’re going home
You should of been gone long ago
You should of been gone long ago

Well, when Tom walked back from the Civil War
There waited two women by his door
There waited two women by his door

So you killed poor Laura and buried here nigh
In a shallow grave on the mountain side
In a shallow grave on the mountain side

For love’s jealous ways, Tom took the fall
Headed out for Arkansas
Headed out for Arkansas

Oh, Annie Melton, Tom’s dead and gone
Hung for the sin you have done
Hung for the sin you have done

Hang your head down, Annie, hang your head and cry
Make two marks before you die
Make two marks before you die

Long have you lived, this blood on your head
The flames of Hell burn ‘round your bed
The flames of Hell burn ‘round your bed

Lay down your head, Annie, you’re going home
You should of been gone long ago
You should of been gone long ago