Eli Renfro killed his wife with a long sharp bowie knife Hacked her up and put her in the ground Death by hanging was to be his fate And old Eli filled with hate, put a curse on the entire town Can't you hear, can't you hear When the moon is bright and clear from time to time It's old Eli dragging chains and moaning peoples names And I hope and I pray that he never thinks of mine ♪ I was walking the high road late last night The stars were out and the moon was bright The wind was blowing you could hear for half a mile Then an awful sound came through the trees It chilled my blood and it shook my knees The kinda thing that makes a man run wild Can't you hear, can't you hear When the moon is bright and clear from time to time It's old Eli dragging chains and moaning peoples names And I hope and I pray that he never thinks of mine ♪ Well, if you get home before I do, don't look back 'cause I'm coming through I'm packing my things and I'm headed far away They say you can't run away from a curse Maybe this time I'll be the first aint nobody here gonna make me stay Can't you hear, can't you hear When the moon is bright and clear from time to time It's old Eli dragging chains and moaning peoples names I hope and I pray that he never thinks of mine I just hope and I pray that he never thinks of mine I just hope and I pray that he never thinks of mine