Knoxville Girl
I met a little girl in Knoxville
A town we all know well
And every Sunday evening
Out in her home I'd dwell
We went to take an evening walk
About a mile from town
I picked a stick up off the ground
And knocked that fair girl down
She fell down on her bended knees
For mercy she did cry
Oh, Willie dear, don't kill me here
I'm unprepared to die
She never spoke another word
I only beat her more
Until the ground around me
Within her blood did flow
I took her by her golden curls
And I drug her 'round and 'round
Throwing her into the river
That flows through Knoxville town
Go down, go down, you Knoxville girl
With the dark and rolling eyes
Go down, go down, you Knoxville girl
You can never be my bride
I started back to Knoxville
Got there about midnight
My mother she was worried
And woke up in a fright
Saying, "Dear son, what have you done
To bloody your clothes so?"
I told my anxious mother
I was bleeding at my nose
I called for me a candle
To light myself to bed
I called for me a handkerchief
To bind my aching head
Rolled and tumbled the whole night through
As troubles was for me
Like flames of hell around my bed
And in my eyes could see
They carried me down to Knoxville
And put me in a cell
My friends all tried to get me out
But none could go my bail
I'm here to waste my life away
Down in this dirty old jail
Because I murdered that Knoxville girl
The girl I loved so well
Knoxville GirlLRC歌词
[00:09.07]I met a little girl in Knoxville
[00:13.04]A town we all know well
[00:17.01]And every Sunday evening
[00:21.01]Out in her home I'd dwell
[00:25.02]We went to take an evening walk
[00:28.96]About a mile from town
[00:32.92]I picked a stick up off the ground
[00:36.84]And knocked that fair girl down
[00:41.86]She fell down on her bended knees
[00:45.85]For mercy she did cry
[00:49.83]Oh, Willie dear, don't kill me here
[00:53.87]I'm unprepared to die
[00:57.92]She never spoke another word
[01:01.82]I only beat her more
[01:05.87]Until the ground around me
[01:09.82]Within her blood did flow
[01:23.28]I took her by her golden curls
[01:27.08]And I drug her 'round and 'round
[01:31.48]Throwing her into the river
[01:35.10]That flows through Knoxville town
[01:39.24]Go down, go down, you Knoxville girl
[01:43.14]With the dark and rolling eyes
[01:47.38]Go down, go down, you Knoxville girl
[01:51.24]You can never be my bride
[01:56.35]I started back to Knoxville
[02:00.26]Got there about midnight
[02:04.30]My mother she was worried
[02:08.19]And woke up in a fright
[02:12.55]Saying, "Dear son, what have you done
[02:16.25]To bloody your clothes so?"
[02:20.25]I told my anxious mother
[02:24.10]I was bleeding at my nose
[02:37.45]I called for me a candle
[02:41.30]To light myself to bed
[02:45.33]I called for me a handkerchief
[02:49.27]To bind my aching head
[02:53.67]Rolled and tumbled the whole night through
[02:57.43]As troubles was for me
[03:01.38]Like flames of hell around my bed
[03:05.43]And in my eyes could see
[03:10.50]They carried me down to Knoxville
[03:14.35]And put me in a cell
[03:18.49]My friends all tried to get me out
[03:22.44]But none could go my bail
[03:26.57]I'm here to waste my life away
[03:30.51]Down in this dirty old jail
[03:34.51]Because I murdered that Knoxville girl
[03:38.60]The girl I loved so well
