Katy

Katy's down by the cellar door

calls for me to go

back down to the clover

singing soft and low

singing soft and low

my little one's mother is

holding him and crying

she hears Katy call my name

and I can see her dying

Katy says she loves me

I used to feel the same

walking by the old boneyard

calling out my name

hand in hand we laid the deed

and evil we have done

evil I will do no more

to a mother and her son

Katy Katy stay away from me

I could never quit you, no

you gotta let me be

sharpened up my razor, picked a piece of ground

one of these dark and moonless nights

be the last around

my lover turns to walk away

and I follow close behind

trouble in my pocket

sorrow in my mind and

hand in hand we laid the deed

and evil we have done

evil I will do no more

to a mother and her son

Katy Katy stay away from me

I could never quit you, no

you gotta let me be

sharpened up my razor, picked a piece of ground

one of these dark and moonless nights

be the last around

dark is finally coming on and

silence in the woods

would a man do over if the lord said that he could

god it's too late now the night has come

trouble them no more

the cold steel blade across my neck

suffering will be over

Katy Katy stay away from me

I could never quit you, no

you gotta let me be

sharpened up my razor, picked a piece of ground

one of these dark and moonless nights

will be the last around