Mrs. Collins weeped, Mrs. Collins moaned,
To see her son Louis leave his home
Angels laid him away
Angels laid him away,
They laid him six feet under the clay
The angels laid him away
Kind friends, oh, ain't it hard?,
To see poor Louis in a new graveyard
The angels laid him away
Bob shot once and Louis shot too,
They shot poor Collins, shot him through and through
Angels laid him away
Angels laid him away,
They laid him six feet under the clay
The angels laid him away
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Mrs. Collins weeped, Mrs. Collins moaned,
to see her son Louis leavin' home
Angels laid him away
Angels laid him away,
They laid him six feet under the clay
Angels laid him away
When they heard that Louis was dead
All the people they dressed in red
Angels laid him away
Angels laid him away,
They laid him six feet under the clay
Angels laid him away