<P> It is a ballad played in the 3 / 4 time signature . Lyrics vary, as with most folk songs . For example, sometimes the line "Hang your head over, hear the wind blow" is replaced by "Late in the evening, hear the train blow". In 1927, Darby and Tarlton sang "down in the levee" in place of "down in the valley"; the version sung by Lead Belly in 1934 substitutes "Shreveport jail" for "Birmingham jail". </P> <Ul> <Li> Darby and Tarleton (1927, Columbia 15212D)--sold over 200,000 copies, one of Columbia's best - sellers at the time </Li> <Li> Jerry Garcia and David Grisman, on the 1996 album Shady Grove </Li> </Ul> <Li> Darby and Tarleton (1927, Columbia 15212D)--sold over 200,000 copies, one of Columbia's best - sellers at the time </Li> <Li> Jerry Garcia and David Grisman, on the 1996 album Shady Grove </Li>

Who sings the song down in the valley