In May 1868, Tom Dula was hanged for the murder of Laura Foster in Wilkes County, North Carolina.
My grandparents used to sing the chorus of this song to me all the time when I was small.
“Hang down your head, Tom Dooley, Hang down your head and cry, Hang down your head, Tom Dooley, Poor boy, you're bound to die." I would sing along.
Weird. I never learned the story behind the song until I was much older.
My grandparents used to sing the chorus of this song to me all the time when I was small.
“Hang down your head, Tom Dooley, Hang down your head and cry, Hang down your head, Tom Dooley, Poor boy, you're bound to die." I would sing along.
Weird. I never learned the story behind the song until I was much older.