Traditional (Tom Dula, Tom Dula, Tom Dula …) Hang down your head, Tom Dula Hang down your head and cry Hang down your head, Tom Dula Poor boy, you're bound to die. (Tom Dula, Tom Dula, Tom Dula …) I met her on the mountain And there I took her life Met her on the mountain I stabbed her with my knife. Hang down your head, Tom Dula Hang down your head and cry Hang down your head, Tom Dula Poor boy, you're bound to die. (Tom Dula, Tom Dula, Tom Dula …) This time tomorrow I reckon where I'll be Hadn't a-been for Grayson I'd a-been in Tennessee. Hang down your head, Tom Dula Hang down your head and cry Hang down your head, Tom Dula Poor boy, you're bound to die. Hang down your head, Tom Dula Hang down your head and cry Hang down your head, Tom Dula Poor boy, you're bound to die. (Tom Dula, Tom Dula, Tom Dula …) This time tomorrow I reckon where I'll be Down in some lonesome valley Hangin' from a white oak tree. Hang down your head, Tom Dula Hang down your head and cry Hang down your head, Tom Dula Poor boy, you're bound to die. (Tom Dula, Tom Dula, Tom Dula …) I met her on the mountain And there I took her life Met her on the mountain Stabbed her with my knife. Hang down your head, Tom Dula Hang down your head and cry Hang down your head, Tom Dula Poor boy, you're bound to die. (Tom Dula, Tom Dula, Tom Dula …) Aaaah … poor boy, you're bound to die Aaaah … poor boy, you're bound to die Poor boy, you're bound to die Poor boy, you're bound to die. Hang down your head, Tom Dula Poor boy, you're bound to die.