The Knoxville Girl lyrics chords

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Knoxville Girl lyrics and chords are provided for your personal use, it's an old song recorded by Stonewall Jackson and many others. It's an easy country classic to play and sing, do it in 3/4 time.


Knoxville Girl

by Stonewall Jackson

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I met a little girl in Knoxville a town we all know well

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And every Sunday evening out in her home I'd dwell

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We went to take an evening walk about a mile from town

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I picked a stick up off the ground and knocked that fair girl down

She fell down on her bended knees for mercy she did cry

Saying Willie dear don't kill me here I'm unprepared to die

She never spoke another word I only beat her more

Until the ground around me with in her blood did flow

I took her by her golden curls and I dragged her round and round

Throwing her into the river that flows through Knoxville town

Go down go down you Knoxville girl with the big and rovin' eyes

Go down go down you Knoxville girl you can never be my bride

I started back to Knoxville got there about midnight

My mother she was worried and woke up in a fright

Sayin' son oh son what have you done too bloody your clothes so

I told my anxious mother I was bleeding at my nose

I called for me a candle to light myself to bed

I called for me a handkerchief to bind my aching head

Tossed and tumbled the whole night thru as troubles were for me

Like flames of hell around my bed for in my eyes could see

They carried me down to Knoxville and put me in a cell

My friends all tried to get me out but none could go my bail

I'm here to spend my life away down in this dirty old jail

Because I murdered that Knoxville girl the girl I loved so well

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It's an old song with dreadful lyrics, however it's been popular for many years and it's easy to play and sing. There have been quite a few artists to record it over the years. Pure Country Music most likely will have it by several artists, just click their banner below. Print Knoxville Girl lyrics and chords, it's very easy to do, but do it in 3/4 time.