Ella Fitzgerald - Miss Otis Regrets (This is a very strange song, so I had to look it up. I can't help it. ) "Hearing a cowboy's lament on the radio, Cole Porter sat down at the piano and improvised a parody of the song. He retained the referential song’s minor-keyed blues melody and added his wry take on lyrical subject matter common in country music. ... Only instead of a country girl, Miss Otis is a polite society lady." -Cole Porter: A Biography (by Charles Schwartz).
I have heard and loved, "I really Don't Want to Know" but I don't remember ever hearing the reply. All I can say about, "The Most Beautiful Waltz, is Wow! "Miss Otis Regrets". I wonder it that's based on "Hang Down Your Head, Tom Dooley". I have heard, "Tie a Yellow ribbon" many times but I don't think I ever knew that he was coming home from prison. Beautiful tribute to Liz.
You may be right, Shirley. I couldn't find any more information. Can't think of any country song, right off hand, where a woman is hanged.