ffairlane57 (July 17th, 2008 @ 4:37 pm)

*classic Appalachian murder ballad*

shawndalakiddio (July 9th, 2008 @ 11:17 am)

i wonder if the violent lyrics were cathartic for the old timers?

bizarospooky (July 7th, 2008 @ 7:46 pm)

Wow, the pattern of folk songs continue. The best rhythms are the most violent and terrible lyrically.

unholymonkey (June 27th, 2008 @ 5:39 pm)

lol this songs so happily insane

hanhottie121 (June 21st, 2008 @ 8:18 pm)

I, too remember this song as a young girl. My father would sing it. I guess back then all songs were based on true stories or happenings, rather than just words.

Greenestgurl (June 21st, 2008 @ 1:00 pm)

"go down, go down, you knoxville girl with the dark and the ROVING eye." she was messin' around on him. i just saw charlie louvin at a free concert last year in tampa. he's a very gracious man and it was an honor to meet him and hear him sing.

philochsmemory (June 2nd, 2008 @ 1:17 pm)

Check out Ry Cooder on "My name is Buddy" uses this melody with some great lyrics on "The Dying Truck Driver".

mehall89 (June 1st, 2008 @ 4:57 pm)

this song is awfully upbeat for being about murder...

quicklady (May 25th, 2008 @ 1:10 am)

that bitch got pwnd!!

hfpitman (May 16th, 2008 @ 5:59 pm)

hfpitman there used to be a song about or titled nashville girl .

rll1954 (May 11th, 2008 @ 11:18 am)

It's a ballad of a true story which could be traced as far back, possibly to 1700 in England. It is not about Knoxville, TN. The original title was Wexford Girl. The story is too old to know why the murder occured. It is still a haunting ballad.

peggyyes (May 7th, 2008 @ 2:56 am)

I too remember hearing this as a child. It also reminds me of a much better time in my life. Back when America was Home of the Free Home of the Brave, and the future looked bright.