Lyrics:

I Went Down To Taneytown
i Went Down To Taneytown
to See What I Could See
my Mama Told Me Never Go
but I'm Almost 22 Years Old
sometimes I Fear This Holler Swollow Me
she Ran Off To Gettysburg
went Off With That New Beau Of Hers
i Snuck Off After Dark
long Way Down The County Road
stars Were Bright
the Moon Was Low
down To Where The Black Top Highway Starts

chorus
i Went Down To Taneytown
i Went Down To Taneytown
i Went Down To See What I Could See

i Could See Everybody Stared At Me
you'd Think That They Ain't Never Seen
a Colored Boy Before
they Chunked At Me At Me
called Me Names
they'd Have Whipped Me Sure But The Sheriff Came
i Slipped Off Through The Dry Goods Store
i Ran Down Division Street
some Of Them Boys Followed Me
down To The Railroad Track
four Of Them And I Cain't Fight
but I Had My Old Randall Knife
i Cut That Boy And I Never Did Look Back

chorus

Cross The Fields And Woods I Run
like A Bullet From A Rabbit Gun
back Home To My Bed
ma Came In From Gettysburg
her And That New Beau Of Hers
';boy You Look Like Hell'; Was All She Said

month Went By Without A Word
somebody Down The Holler Heard
about That Boy They Hung
he Begged Those Men To Spare His Life
but I Dropped My Bloody Randall Knife
he Picked It Up So They Thought He Was The One

i Went Down To Taneytown
i Went Down To Taneytown
i Ain't Goin' Back There Anymore