The Roches: “On the Road to Fairfax County” (1982)
The second song we’ve featured from the Roches’ third LP, Keep On Doing. This one was written by David Massengill in the tradition of centuries-old English murder ballads, such as the one covered by Kirsty MacColl here.
See also: https://edcyphers.com/2013/01/08/songs-you-may-have-missed-282/