Mrs Collins weeped, Mrs Collins moaned
To see her son Louis leaving home
The angels laid him away

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The angels laid him away
Laid him six feet under the clay
The angels laid him away

Mrs Collins weeped, Mrs Collins moaned
To see her son Louis leaving home
The angels laid him away

Oh Bob shot one and Louis shot two
Shot poor Collins, shot him through and through
The angels have laid him away

Oh kind friends, oh ain’t it hard
To see poor Louis in a new grave yard
The angels laid him away

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Oh when they heard that Louis was dead
All the people they dressed in red
The angels laid him away

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Mrs Collins weeped, Mrs Collins moaned
To see her son Louis leaving home
The angels laid him away

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