[Intro – Spoken, low and eerie] Down a lonely road in Tennessee... There’s a house where folks still swear something never left. [Verse 1] Back in eighteen ten, down a Tennessee road, The Bell family settled where the tall trees grow. Then strange things started in the dead of night, Whispers in the darkness, footsteps out of sight. Knocks on the cabin, shadows by the door, Something unseen kept coming back for more. Old John Bell said, “Lord, what have we done?” But whatever came calling... it wasn't done. [Chorus] So don't go walking down the Bell Witch Road, When the moon hangs low and the cold wind blows. If you hear somebody whisper your name, Don't turn around, don't play that game. There's some things buried better than they're known, And some old spirits don't leave you alone. If you hear that knocking when you're all alone... Keep your eyes on the road and don't go home. [Verse 2] They said a voice came drifting through the air, Talking to the family like somebody stood there. It knew their secrets, knew their every move, And every night there was something else to prove. Neighbors came running just to hear the sound, But whatever it was couldn't be found. The story grew darker as the years rolled by, Till fear settled over that Tennessee sky. [Chorus] So don't go walking down the Bell Witch Road, When the moon hangs low and the cold wind blows. If you hear somebody whisper your name, Don't turn around, don't play that game. There's some things buried better than they're known, And some old spirits don't leave you alone. If you hear that knocking when you're all alone... Keep your eyes on the road and don't go home. [Bridge – Slow, haunting] Maybe it was shadows... Maybe it was fear... Maybe there's an answer that nobody found here. But Tennessee still tells it when Halloween comes around... That something walked those woods that never made a sound. [Final Chorus – Full country rock] So don't go walking down the Bell Witch Road, When the midnight moon lights up that old dirt road. If you hear three knocks coming from your door, Don't ask who's there like folks have done before. Some stories fade when the years have gone, But this one's still whispered when the daylight's gone. And if you hear a woman laughing in the cold... Turn around... And don't go home. [Outro – Whispered] They say the Bell Witch is only a story... But that's what they said before they heard her.
