Well the raven is a wicked birdHis wings are black as sinAnd he floats outside my prison windowMocking those withinAnd he sings to me real lowIt's hell to where you goFor you did murder Kate McCannonWhen I first met Tom McCannonI was working in the minesSaid he had himself a dark haired daughterWith long, green eyesWhen she and I did meetShe was bathing in the creekPrettiest girl in the whole damn hollerThat ain't no lieSo I went a courtin' Kate McCannonGot me a job and I quit my ramblin'And every day I'd saveA quarter of my payI could buy a diamond ringLord and one day I come home to findMy darlin' angel's not insideSo I made for the creekWhere she and I did meetAnd found her with some other loverAnd I put three rounds into Kate McCannon
