The Louvin Brothers

Knoxville Girl


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I met a liitle girl in Knoxville, a town we all know well
And every Sunday evening, out in her home, I'd dwell
We went to take an evening walk about a mile from town
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
"Oh Willy 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 within her blood did flow

I took her by her golden curls and I drug her round and around
Throwing her into the river that flows through Knoxville town
Go down, go down, you Knoxville girl with the dark and rolling 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
Saying "dear son, what have you done to 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
Rolled and tumbled the whole night through, as troubles was for me
Like flames of hell around my bed and 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 waste my life away down in this dirty old jail
Because I murdered that Knoxville girl, the girl I loved so well


Writer/s: Louvin

Knoxville Girl de The Louvin Brothers

This song appears in 42 albums

Lonnie and Charlie - The Louvin Brothers
Lonnie and Charlie
2019
Masterpieces Presents Louvin Brothers: Hits & Rarities, Vol. 1 (48 Country Songs) - The Louvin Brothers
Masterpieces Presents Louvin Brothers: Hits & Rarities, Vol. 1 (48 Country Songs)
2014
When I Stop Dreaming - The Louvin Brothers
When I Stop Dreaming
2014
Hoping That You're Hoping - The Louvin Brothers
Hoping That You're Hoping
2014
100 The Louvin Brothers - The Louvin Brothers
100 The Louvin Brothers
2014
Memorable 100 - The Louvin Brothers
Memorable 100
2014
Legends Gold Collection (Remastered) - The Louvin Brothers
Legends Gold Collection (Remastered)
2014
100 (100 Original Tracks Remastered) - The Louvin Brothers
100 (100 Original Tracks Remastered)
2014
Complete Recorded Works 1952-62 - The Louvin Brothers
Complete Recorded Works 1952-62
2014
Tragic Songs of Life (Remastered 2013) - The Louvin Brothers
Tragic Songs of Life (Remastered 2013)
2013
Top 50 Classics - The Very Best the Louvin Brothers - The Louvin Brothers
Top 50 Classics - The Very Best the Louvin Brothers
2013
Tragic Songs of Life (Original Album Plus Bonus Tracks 1955) - The Louvin Brothers
Tragic Songs of Life (Original Album Plus Bonus Tracks 1955)
2013
A Tiny Broken Heart - The Louvin Brothers
A Tiny Broken Heart
2013
We're Listening to the Louvin Brothers, Vol. 1 - The Louvin Brothers
We're Listening to the Louvin Brothers, Vol. 1
2013
Have You Heard of The Louvin Brothers, Vol. 1 - The Louvin Brothers
Have You Heard of The Louvin Brothers, Vol. 1
2013
Songs - The Louvin Brothers
Songs
2013
I See a Bridge - The Louvin Brothers
I See a Bridge
2013
The Collection (1956-1960) - The Louvin Brothers
The Collection (1956-1960)
2013
The Christian Life - The Definitive Louvin Brothers Story - The Louvin Brothers
The Christian Life - The Definitive Louvin Brothers Story
2013
Handpicked Hits 1955-1962, Vol. 2 - The Louvin Brothers
Handpicked Hits 1955-1962, Vol. 2
2013
The Louvin Brothers Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 - The Louvin Brothers
The Louvin Brothers Greatest Hits, Vol. 2
2013
Handpicked Hits: 1955-1962, Vol. 2 - The Louvin Brothers
Handpicked Hits: 1955-1962, Vol. 2
2012
The Best of the Louvin Brothers - The Louvin Brothers
The Best of the Louvin Brothers
2012
There's a Higher Power, Songs of Love and Redemption: The Early Album Collection - The Louvin Brothers
There's a Higher Power, Songs of Love and Redemption: The Early Album Collection
2012
Knoxville Girl (Remastered) - Single - The Louvin Brothers
Knoxville Girl (Remastered) - Single
2012
50 Country Favourites - The Louvin Brothers
50 Country Favourites
2012
Country Kings - The Louvin Brothers
Country Kings
2012
Handpicked Songs (1955-1962) - The Louvin Brothers
Handpicked Songs (1955-1962)
2011
Tragic Songs of Life - The Louvin Brothers
Tragic Songs of Life
2011
Broad Minded - The Louvin Brothers
Broad Minded
2011
Louvin Brothers, Vol. 1 (The Family Who Prays) - The Louvin Brothers
Louvin Brothers, Vol. 1 (The Family Who Prays)
2011
Louvin Brothers, Vol.1 (If We Forget God) - The Louvin Brothers
Louvin Brothers, Vol.1 (If We Forget God)
2011
Gods of Country: The Louvin Brothers - The Louvin Brothers
Gods of Country: The Louvin Brothers
2011
Alabama - The Louvin Brothers
Alabama
2010
Their Very Best - The Louvin Brothers
Their Very Best
2010
When I Stop Dreaming - The Louvin Brothers
When I Stop Dreaming
2009
Tragic Songs of Life - The Louvin Brothers
Tragic Songs of Life
2009
Knoxville Girl - The Louvin Brothers
Knoxville Girl
2008
We're Listening To the Louvin Brothers, Vol. 1 - The Louvin Brothers
We're Listening To the Louvin Brothers, Vol. 1
2008
Those Lovin' Louvin Brothers, Vol. 1 - The Louvin Brothers
Those Lovin' Louvin Brothers, Vol. 1
2008
The Louvin Brothers Collection: 1955-1962, Vol. 2 - The Louvin Brothers
The Louvin Brothers Collection: 1955-1962, Vol. 2
2008
Back to Back: The Louvin Brothers & Tommy Cash (Re-Recorded Versions) - The Louvin Brothers
Back to Back: The Louvin Brothers & Tommy Cash (Re-Recorded Versions)
2005
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