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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Rick Danko
Vocals
Richard Manuel
Piano
Levon Helm
Drums
Garth Hudson
Organ
Robbie Robertson
Acoustic Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Marijohn Wilkin
Songwriter
Danny Dill
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Dan Hersch
Mastering Engineer
Andrew Sandoval
Mastering Engineer
John Simon
Producer
Rex Updegraft
Engineer
Lyrics
Ten years ago on a cool dark night
There was someone killed 'neath the town hall light
There were few at the scene and they all did agree
That the man who ran looked a lot like me
The judge said "Son, what is your alibi?
If you were somewhere else then you won't have to die"
I spoke not a word although it meant my life
I had been in the arms of my best friend's wife
She walks these hills in a long black veil
She visits my grave where the night winds wail
Nobody knows, no, and nobody sees
Nobody knows but me
The scaffold was high and eternity neared
She stood in the crowd and shed not a tear
But sometimes at night when the cold wind moans
In a long black veil she cries over my bones
Writer(s): Marijohn Wilkin, Danny Dill
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