Im a 70 year old Irish lady, can never stop living listening to this fabulous song, since i heard it on the old wireless when i came home from school, im an old lady now, but it never left me, thanks, poor Tom, and Laura, rip.
Especially if your music teacher has you learn to play it on the guitar as part of your learning curriculum 😂😂😂 I’m 60! And I have been singing the same song since I was 8 years old
I, too, remember my father, God rest his soul, singing this song. He was born in Korea in 1935, lost both parents during Korean War, and was sent to a foster family in San Jose, CA where he went to highschool and college. He came back to Korea after he graduated, but I guess he was more or less Americanized, a little different from other Koreans of his time as a result. For example he never watched Koren TV for the rest of his life, he only watched AFKN(American Forces Korea Network, a broadcasting service for American soldiers stationed in Korea ). He wasn't into rock and roll (because he was in the States before r&r), but he liked country songs like "Take me home, country road", "The City of New Orleans" or "Rhinestone Cowboy". I was thinking about him today, and I remembered this song, and it led me here.
I'm from Chennai, India, and I remember my late father (1942 - 2015) singing this! My dad was a huge cowboy and injun movie fan and a great music afficionado.
My father was born in 1921 I was born in 1971 Growing up I remember sometimes my Dad would be singing the words to this song Today I was on RUclips 3 / 16 / 19 I finally looked up the song and found this video It brought a tear to my eye I guess I just miss my father 😔
@@angrydad7162 Here’s the thing that saved me-I think it might you too: I’m glad and grateful that we had them at all. We were lucky . Their memories are now our blessings.
i sang this song as a young girl and it never left my head. Growing up, my brother (on the basis of the movie) told me that poor Tom had killed a stage coach because he hadn’t known about the war’s end. For the next 30 years thereafter i always sympathised. Then about 5 years ago found this song through youtube and researched thoroughly the history of Tom Dula. i’m still sympathetic and sad at his untimely end.
Well what's the real story you said you did a lot of research what really happened? If he murdered the girl then certainly you should not cry for him but you should cry for her
when i knew that song is one of 100 best song in american history i came here listen to it.😊.Good music but sad end for tom duley😢.greeting from algiers.north africa.😊
My mom used to sing this to me to bed when I was a young boy. Now I’m a serial killer. Jk. But omg wow what a crazy thing to hear sung in a voice other than my morhers
@@corvanna4438 yup, I don’t think he took the fall they just didn’t believe him! And the girl admitted to the dr on her death bed that she killed the girl
The original folk song was written in 1868 as Tom Dula, The Kingston Trio's version was recorded in 1958. In 1959, the movie The Legend of Tom Dooley was released and featured the Kingston Trio's version in the soundtrack.
My sister was fourteen years older than me and she taught me this song. I can sing it word for word by memory. She learned it from our grandmother. I used to think it was just a silly rhyme she made up until a few years ago when I looked it up. I was very delighted to see a movie picture to go along with the words. This song means a lot to me
I don't know if it was just a weird teacher or a weird choir teacher, but this song was inside my head. I was just watching a TV show just now and this guy's name was Dooley, then the name Tom Dooley was an unlocked memory that brought me here
Thank you. Ever since our son was an infant, this is the only song that gets him to stop crying. 20 months old now. Still doing the trick. Thank you dear sirs for saving our sanity. --love, some sleepy parents.
That's so funny to read your comment! In the early 60s, I had to sing this every night to my little brother when he was wee! He would NOT go to sleep until I did! Strange lullaby but it works!
It was about 19 5455 when my mother and father divorced every Sunday I’d see my dad and they always play this on the radio it’s the first song I ever remember born in 1952
This is 9-6-2022 and im a special education teacher for individuals with intellectual disabilities and this is one of my students favorite song.. I play it for her each day during dismissal, i dont care for it but it put a smile on her face Love you Joann
This man Tom Dooley was my ancestor!!!! I visited the jail where he was imprisoned and his grave site!! My lineage is very interesting. My maiden name was Dula
I remember singing this folk song when I was a child..back in the 50's or early 60's..It was a very popular song and we just loved singing it...Thanks for the memories. p.s. I always wondered why in the world did he 'stab her with his knife'...
I LOVE THIS SONG..I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS A YOUNG GIRL THIS WAS PLAYED ON THE RADIO..I LOVED THE VOICE AND SONG..A WELL WRITTEN SONG ..YOU CANT REALLY BEAT THIS ERA OF MUSIC..I WISH MORE OF IT EVEN TODAY..ITS TRUE SONG..❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Its so sad ive felt ive lived in the eternal triangle! So very sad. I hung my head down for years. When the person who created that feeling felt that years later. Had all the love and support needed. Dont wish harm on anyone. But dont get it x
My high school music teacher taught us this song back in high school in the 80’s. It popped into my head this morning as well as several times over the years. I thought nothing of singing the words to this catchy tune back then but really it’s actually a grim song to teach in schools. Can you imagine getting this pass the PC police today?!
I used to dance to this song with my friend Petra when I was little in the Netherlands, we had no clue what the words meant because we didn't learn English yet, still after 55 years the song pops up in my mind
I was just remembering this song during a walk today, decades since I had first heard it in school, before finally hearing it again right here. Thank you for this video which is excellent. 🎸
When i was in 2nd or 3rd grade we had a music hour my teacher Mr.Card would always want us to sing this song. Im 26 now and the nostalgia is hitting good today lmao
HMMMMMM !!REMEMBER THIS WESTERN / COWBOY SONG IN THE 1950'S ----- I WAS THEN 12 YEARS .A STORY IN A SONG WAS UNSUAL FOR ME THEN !!!!A BIG HIT FOR THE COMPOSER !!!FROM (U.K.).
I'm related to tom dooley, From deep down the line of family members, Im 13 and i know it never would have been possible but, i wish i could have met Tom
My fathersang this song to me whine i was little and people thoght he was crazy i love this song tho know and whene i cant handle the world any more i listen to it and cry. My perents gett8ng a devorse i dont know if i could have made it with out it. Thank you for posting this
Very well done. In the mid-60s my brothers and I would harmonize this ballad in the back of the Buick riding with my father going from south Atlanta to visit his family in Indiana. I was maybe 12-13; my brothers younger. We had no idea what it was we were singing about but we sure did enjoy singing it over & over. I recalled this memory when I came across book today by Sharyn McCrumb that attempts to recreate the story from the viewpoint of attorney who defended Tom. Great video.
I woke up this morning with this song running through my head, I havn't heard it since elementary school in the 70's, thanks for having a video to watch or it would have played over and over in my head, and nice job with the video so many people put complete garbage out, but you did a good job
I just heard this song for the first time today on the radio...It was a small show aimed at these types of songs....I am so happy that I fell upon that show because this song is truely a lost but now found classic.
Throughout history There've been many songs written about the eternal triangle This next one tells the story of a Mr Grayson, a beautiful woman And a condemned man named Tom Dooley... When the sun rises tomorrow, Tom Dooley... must hang... 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 met her on the mountain There I took her life Met her on the mountain Stabbed her with my knife 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 This time tomorrow Reckon where I'll be Hadn't a-been for Grayson I'd a-been in Tennessee 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 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 This time tomorrow Reckon where I'll be Down in some lonesome valley Hangin' from a white oak tree 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 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 Poor boy, you're bound to die Poor boy you're bound to die Poor boy, you're bound to die...
When I was around five years old, in 1965, my parents bought me a little record player for Christmas and some 45's. My favorite song was Tom Dooley by the Kingston Trio. One night I was in my bed singing it and my Dad yelled at me to get quiet and go to sleep. Three times he did this and I'd wait a minute and start up again. 😂 Then he said, "If you don't shut up, I'm coming in there!" I yelled back, "Well, come and get me then!!" Omgoshes!!! Clearly, one of the dumbest moves I'd ever made! Before I could figure out where to hide, I was getting my butt whipped. My Dad only spanked me maybe 10 times ever. That was one of them...and I, quite literally, asked for it! And deserved it! 🤣😭🤣😭
Im a 70 year old Irish lady, can never stop living listening to this fabulous song, since i heard it on the old wireless when i came home from school, im an old lady now, but it never left me, thanks, poor Tom, and Laura, rip.
Oh , I am 77 now, and finely I found This song in internet!!!! I am from Brasil.
We sung this song in my elementary school. Yep…
That's funny so did we
We also did it, in sweden...
we play it on guitar
I love your school already.
@@egill817 samma här
For some reason this song has stuck in my head for decades.
Me too
You not the only one
Same
Yeah, it's traumatic. I was 5 and probably saw it on American Bandstand or Ed Sullivan.
Especially if your music teacher has you learn to play it on the guitar as part of your learning curriculum 😂😂😂
I’m 60! And I have been singing the same song since I was 8 years old
Very well done. I remember when the song was number one.
At the time, there was a religious gentleman named Tom Dooly who was talked about in the news.
How could such a morbid song become so popular
Lit
@@dowtube1 Alot of lyrics are pretty grim if you really listen
@@leighwarre2495 True - had known the song since childhood - knowing little
what it was about
my dad sang this every morning shaving r.i.p dad
This was on my Grandfather and Father's cassette favorites. RIP Both.
My dad would take me out for Saturday drives and we’d listen to this. It fascinated me at the ripe old age of 10! RIP dad since 1978
I, too, remember my father, God rest his soul, singing this song. He was born in Korea in 1935, lost both parents during Korean War, and was sent to a foster family in San Jose, CA where he went to highschool and college. He came back to Korea after he graduated, but I guess he was more or less Americanized, a little different from other Koreans of his time as a result. For example he never watched Koren TV for the rest of his life, he only watched AFKN(American Forces Korea Network, a broadcasting service for American soldiers stationed in Korea ). He wasn't into rock and roll (because he was in the States before r&r), but he liked country songs like "Take me home, country road", "The City of New Orleans" or "Rhinestone Cowboy".
I was thinking about him today, and I remembered this song, and it led me here.
I'm from Chennai, India, and I remember my late father (1942 - 2015) singing this! My dad was a huge cowboy and injun movie fan and a great music afficionado.
I’ve always like that song too, all the old songs are the best,
My father was born in 1921
I was born in 1971
Growing up I remember sometimes my Dad would be singing the words to this song
Today I was on RUclips
3 / 16 / 19
I finally looked up the song and found this video
It brought a tear to my eye
I guess I just miss my father
😔
Not to bother, but when did your dad pass?
@@joshuagerthoffer2321 my Father passed away April 4, 2004
@@angrydad7162 May he rest in heaven.
@@joshuagerthoffer2321 Thank you for your kind words 🙂
@@angrydad7162 Here’s the thing that saved me-I think it might you too: I’m glad and grateful that we had them at all. We were lucky . Their memories are now our blessings.
Dieser Song fiel mir plötzlich ein, ich habe ihn jahrelang vergessen. Er ist super
Seltsamerweise mir auch, und jetzt treffen wir uns hier und hören den Song. Justice is a bitch
i sang this song as a young girl and it never left my head. Growing up, my brother (on the basis of the movie) told me that poor Tom had killed a stage coach because he hadn’t known about the war’s end. For the next 30 years thereafter i always sympathised. Then about 5 years ago found this song through youtube and researched thoroughly the history of Tom Dula. i’m still sympathetic and sad at his untimely end.
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Well what's the real story you said you did a lot of research what really happened? If he murdered the girl then certainly you should not cry for him but you should cry for her
when i knew that song is one of 100 best song in american history i came here listen to it.😊.Good music but sad end for tom duley😢.greeting from algiers.north africa.😊
I was a child when I heard this song again and again. thanks for the old memories
My Dad used to sing this song all the time 💙
that was nice, or ?
My mom used to sing this to me to bed when I was a young boy. Now I’m a serial killer. Jk. But omg wow what a crazy thing to hear sung in a voice other than my morhers
As a kid I was always very saddened when my father sang this song. I didn't quite understand it but I never forgot it.
Well it seems Tom may have been innocent. Laurie Foster was murdered by a cousin and Tom took the fall to save her.
@@corvanna4438 yup, I don’t think he took the fall they just didn’t believe him! And the girl admitted to the dr on her death bed that she killed the girl
i come back to watch this every now and then, 9yrs and counting.
My grandma loved this song not sure why unless it was more
The original folk song was written in 1868 as Tom Dula, The Kingston Trio's version was recorded in 1958. In 1959, the movie The Legend of Tom Dooley was released and featured the Kingston Trio's version in the soundtrack.
My sister was fourteen years older than me and she taught me this song. I can sing it word for word by memory. She learned it from our grandmother. I used to think it was just a silly rhyme she made up until a few years ago when I looked it up. I was very delighted to see a movie picture to go along with the words. This song means a lot to me
This song will always reminds me of my Dad. HE Used to go around the house singing parts of it. RIP Daddy Monk. Till I see you again.
Yes, myself as well. My dad used to play it on his banjo. Always one if our campfire songs growing up.
My type of music is rap. But when I first heard this song I just kept on listening to it. I first heard this in 2007, now it’s 2023……
So proud to have grown up with music like this.
Can't beat it.
+George Vreeland Hill A lot better than "Goodbye Earl" and "Before he Cheats," i.e. WOMEN can kill and destroy and get away with it.
I wish I grew up like that cus nowadays nobody wants to listen to such music's they only want to listen to hip hop
I don't know if it was just a weird teacher or a weird choir teacher, but this song was inside my head.
I was just watching a TV show just now and this guy's name was Dooley, then the name Tom Dooley was an unlocked memory that brought me here
Thank you. Ever since our son was an infant, this is the only song that gets him to stop crying. 20 months old now. Still doing the trick. Thank you dear sirs for saving our sanity. --love, some sleepy parents.
That's so funny to read your comment! In the early 60s, I had to sing this every night to my little brother when he was wee! He would NOT go to sleep until I did! Strange lullaby but it works!
It was about 19 5455 when my mother and father divorced every Sunday I’d see my dad and they always play this on the radio it’s the first song I ever remember born in 1952
This is 9-6-2022 and im a special education teacher for individuals with intellectual disabilities and this is one of my students favorite song.. I play it for her each day during dismissal, i dont care for it but it put a smile on her face Love you Joann
This man Tom Dooley was my ancestor!!!! I visited the jail where he was imprisoned and his grave site!! My lineage is very interesting. My maiden name was Dula
I've watched this many times. Love it!
seriously. in 2017?
No, in 2018!
James Gl canover Alan Jackson Alan Jackson gpspol
Why not get the album; I like The MTA.
James Glover classy tune.
I remember singing this folk song when I was a child..back in the 50's or early 60's..It was a very popular song and we just loved singing it...Thanks for the memories. p.s. I always wondered why in the world did he 'stab her with his knife'...
My husband love this song very much.... It reminds me of him when ever I heard this song
The first Song, I grew up with... Never forget...😑
The best version of this song I've ever heard.
WOW, this has been on RUclips for 14 years. This is the 1st time I've seen it. I've really enjoyed this version of this old song I heard decades ago.
I heard for the first time about Tom Dooley in my childhood, from my Mom. It always follows me. My Mom died 38 years ago. (RIP)
Brilliant song my grandfather used to sing this many many years ago
Like many, just sticks in your head - tragic tale, beautiful tune.
I LOVE THIS SONG..I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS A YOUNG GIRL THIS WAS PLAYED ON THE RADIO..I LOVED THE VOICE AND SONG..A WELL WRITTEN SONG ..YOU CANT REALLY BEAT THIS ERA OF MUSIC..I WISH MORE OF IT EVEN TODAY..ITS TRUE SONG..❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
A relieve teacher at my primary school used to play this at school, thst was nearly 12 years ago
Kingston Trio are tops!
Its so sad ive felt ive lived in the eternal triangle! So very sad. I hung my head down for years. When the person who created that feeling felt that years later. Had all the love and support needed. Dont wish harm on anyone. But dont get it x
Great rendition, acting and all!
My Teacher Ms. Griffith, taught us this song in 2nd Grade ( Williamsburg Elementary, NC) Till this day, I still remember the words !!
💚❤ this so much the Kingston Trio would be happy Ben
Another Road trip remembrance the "Kinston Trio" is great group
Song was top of hit parade in Western Australia when I met my wife. Mike Dooley. Good conversation icebreaker indeed. Worked well.
We sang this in grade school in Kansas in the 60's
My grandma had this on CD back in the 90s and I used to listen to it in her old Dodge Dynasty all the time as a young boy. Miss you, gramma.
My Dad loved this song ..
R.I.P Dad
i AM TOM DOOLEY AND I DIDNT DIE . now i teach the gospel
Now 2024🎉 excellent memories
My high school music teacher taught us this song back in high school in the 80’s. It popped into my head this morning as well as several times over the years.
I thought nothing of singing the words to this catchy tune back then but really it’s actually a grim song to teach in schools. Can you imagine getting this pass the PC police today?!
talk about OLD pop / Country music I'm 56 and mama and Dad use to play this song when I was 5 yrs old
love this song saw the movie in british guyana as a kid with my dad love micheal landon and the series bonanza bud from nyc
I first started listening to this song I was about 10, 72 now. Had a quiet profound effect!
This was nicely done......and such a colorful song
We used to sing this as kids many years ago. 😻
মানুহে মানুহৰ বাবে ... ভাৰত ৰত্ন ড° ভূপেন হাজৰিকা ❤❤❤
❤❤❤
Its now 2024. Use to sing this song in elementary school, still goes through my head today
When your last name is Dooley, you learn about this song very early. I don't think a year went bye when at least one of my teachers called me Tom.
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Loved this. Well done … {Two Thumbs Up!}
I used to dance to this song with my friend Petra when I was little in the Netherlands, we had no clue what the words meant because we didn't learn English yet, still after 55 years the song pops up in my mind
This has to be by far the best version of this song that I have ever heard. Thank you.
Shure bring back memories of my younger days loved that song
I tryed to put myself in his place
But could not
I have heard this song in 5 years
I was just remembering this song during a walk today, decades since I had first heard it in school, before finally hearing it again right here. Thank you for this video which is excellent. 🎸
Just Excellent!!
i always chanted this when i was drunk lol.good times although rough for me.i quit drinking in 2008.huggies and thanks for this upload
When i was in 2nd or 3rd grade we had a music hour my teacher Mr.Card would always want us to sing this song. Im 26 now and the nostalgia is hitting good today lmao
This was one of the songs we listened to the night my grandpa died RIP
Best music video for this song on RUclips!
This reminds me of my grandpa
HMMMMMM !!REMEMBER THIS WESTERN / COWBOY SONG IN THE 1950'S ----- I WAS THEN 12 YEARS .A STORY IN A SONG WAS UNSUAL FOR ME THEN !!!!A BIG HIT FOR THE COMPOSER !!!FROM (U.K.).
This never gets old. I've watched it dozens of times over the years.
Now THIS was awesome. One of THE classic folk songs from Kingston Trio.
Editing was really good to match vocals. 5 stars for sure.
Been listening to this song since I was a teenager. ...love it. ..
this is a great song. it was the first song i learned to play on the guitar
Great video and acting on you boys doing.thjs song is part of my family history and will be passed on forever.thank you.good job.
I had this song sung at me all through High School.... traumatic!!
I'm related to tom dooley, From deep down the line of family members, Im 13 and i know it never would have been possible but, i wish i could have met Tom
back to school necklace (we actualy listened to this during music class)
"HE ODE TO BILLY JOE "WAS ANOTHER STORY IN THE SONG.A HAUNTING MELODY INDEED !!THIS WAS 1960 /70'S !!!! I WAS A TEENAGER THEN !!!FROM (U.K.).
This song is eerie with how dark this really is. Such a classic!
My fathersang this song to me whine i was little and people thoght he was crazy i love this song tho know and whene i cant handle the world any more i listen to it and cry. My perents gett8ng a devorse i dont know if i could have made it with out it. Thank you for posting this
Very well done. In the mid-60s my brothers and I would harmonize this ballad in the back of the Buick riding with my father going from south Atlanta to visit his family in Indiana. I was maybe 12-13; my brothers younger. We had no idea what it was we were singing about but we sure did enjoy singing it over & over. I recalled this memory when I came across book today by Sharyn McCrumb that attempts to recreate the story from the viewpoint of attorney who defended Tom. Great video.
I woke up this morning with this song running through my head, I havn't heard it since elementary school in the 70's, thanks for having a video to watch or it would have played over and over in my head, and nice job with the video so many people put complete garbage out, but you did a good job
Nine years later I woke up with the sing on my mind!
Me too! Haha. My kids like to watch Full House on Netflix and Joey began to sing this song. Now its stuck like glue in my head!
What awful words to wake up singing in your head
My grandma used to sing this to my mom before she went to bed
I just heard this song for the first time today on the radio...It was a small show aimed at these types of songs....I am so happy that I fell upon that show because this song is truely a lost but now found classic.
Lovely song and wonderful videography for this song.
pretty good, nice job. i love this song.
I still enjoy it.
I was walking home from the bus and got this song In my head and had to listen to it
love the movie the legend of tom dooley with micheal landon
Still listening July 2024 Texas
Throughout history
There've been many songs written about the eternal triangle
This next one tells the story of a Mr Grayson, a beautiful woman
And a condemned man named Tom Dooley...
When the sun rises tomorrow, Tom Dooley... must hang...
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 met her on the mountain
There I took her life
Met her on the mountain
Stabbed her with my knife
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
This time tomorrow
Reckon where I'll be
Hadn't a-been for Grayson
I'd a-been in Tennessee
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
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
This time tomorrow
Reckon where I'll be
Down in some lonesome valley
Hangin' from a white oak tree
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
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
Poor boy, you're bound to die
Poor boy you're bound to die
Poor boy, you're bound to die...
Z
Great song
What have you as an Arab to do with an American song?
@@johanvandermeulen9696 not just Americans listen to American music.
Knew this song since I was 7.
Wow, I remembered this & for the video, Very well done..
Just 'Tom' was so Hot..
thank you! used to listen to this song centuries ago!!!!love it!
Great! Really captured the mood of the song as I've always felt it! Thanks for a new spin on an old favorite!
When I was around five years old, in 1965, my parents bought me a little record player for Christmas and some 45's. My favorite song was Tom Dooley by the Kingston Trio.
One night I was in my bed singing it and my Dad yelled at me to get quiet and go to sleep. Three times he did this and I'd wait a minute and start up again. 😂
Then he said, "If you don't shut up, I'm coming in there!" I yelled back, "Well, come and get me then!!" Omgoshes!!! Clearly, one of the dumbest moves I'd ever made! Before I could figure out where to hide, I was getting my butt whipped.
My Dad only spanked me maybe 10 times ever. That was one of them...and I, quite literally, asked for it! And deserved it! 🤣😭🤣😭