Well the raven is a wicked bird His wings are black as sin ♪ And he floats outside my prison window Mocking those within ♪ And he sings to me real low It's hell to where you go ♪ For you did murder Kate McCannon ♪ When I first met TomMcCannon I was working in the mines ♪ Said he had himself a dark haired daughter With long, green eyes ♪ And when she and I did meet She was bathing in the creek ♪ Prettiest girl in the whole damn holler That ain't no lie ♪ So I went a courtin' Kate McCannon ♪ Got me a job and I quit my ramblin' and ♪ Every day I'd save A quarter of my pay ♪ I could buy a diamond ring ♪ Lord and one day I come home to find ♪ My darlin' angel's not inside ♪ So I made for the creek Where she and I did meet ♪ And found her with some other lover ♪ And I put three rounds into Kate McCannon