For some reason Australia's bird expert came into my mind, and Sean Dooley now has permanent presence on ABC Melbourne at I think ten past two. It is talk back, and people tune in to listen and to call in with questions about birds.
Then into my mind came a choone, a tune, and the first couple of lines were like this.
Hang down your head Tom Dooley
Hang down your head with shame
Hang down your head Tom Dooley
Hang down your head and cry.
I won't look it up, and don't you. Allow those who already know the song and what it is about speak first.
Was it black American related? Or maybe it was Irish? I don't know.
Australia's bird expert, Sean Dooley.
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It is about a man who was involved with two women at the same time. He killed one of them and was hanged for his crime.
ReplyDeleteIt’s interesting how a name can bring both music and nature to mind. Sean Dooley sounds like a wonderful resource for anyone curious about birds. www.melodyjacob.com
ReplyDeleteA name new to me.
ReplyDeleteYour Mr Dooley may be the equivalent of our Bill Oddie?
I always associated the Tom Dooley song with convicts or jail or something. Even before you started with the song, the moment I read the title I was singing it!
ReplyDeleteI know what it's about. Murder.
ReplyDeleteI think it's about a romantic triangle, if I'm not mistaken. That's how the Kingston Trio introduced it on a recording I have, anyway!
ReplyDeletePoor boy you’re bound to die. I met her on the mountain There I took her life.
ReplyDeleteI’ll have to start listening to the radio again to hear Mr Dooley talk
Cathy,
DeleteMagic! As soon as I saw Andrew's heading, I sang out loud "poor boy you're bound to die".
I had to look him up
ReplyDeleteI knew the song as:
ReplyDelete"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."
And thought it was about a Ned Kelly type criminal who got caught.
I am a nature and bird lover, Andrew. Thank you so much for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI'm with Linda. :)
DeleteI know it was a hit for the Kingston Trio back in the 1950s.
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