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Lyr Req: Long black jacket? Murder ballad

10 May 22 - 03:47 PM (#4141375)
Subject: Lyr Req: Long black jacket? Murder ballad
From: Mrrzy

Not at all sure of the title.

The story is:

Man stabs someone for sleeping with his wife and drops jacket with bloody knife in pocket.

Victim's brother picks jacket up. Dogs track bloody trail to vic's brother, who knows perfectly well whose jacket it is, but doesn't tell, so he hangs.

Man is sad, he killed two people.

Decades later man (guy who got away with murder) finds out from wife that the reason vic's brother stayed silent is that *he* was the wife's lover, and telling the truth would have hurt her.

Lovely story! Anybody know the song?


11 May 22 - 04:11 PM (#4141454)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Long black jacket? Murder ballad
From: cnd

I assume not, but you're not thinking of The Long Black Veil are you? The plot also kinda sounds like the pop country song "The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia"


11 May 22 - 05:38 PM (#4141471)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Long black jacket? Murder ballad
From: Mrrzy

It was played right after long black veil on my old-timey radio show but no, not that one.


11 May 22 - 05:40 PM (#4141472)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Long black jacket? Murder ballad
From: Mrrzy

Not that one either but thanks again!


13 May 22 - 05:05 PM (#4141601)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Long black jacket? Murder ballad
From: Mrrzy

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