Mrs. Collins weeped Mrs. Collins moaned
To see her son Louis leavin' home

The angels laid him away

The angels laid him away

They laid him six feet under the clay

The angels laid him away

Oh kind friends oh ain't it hard

To see poor Louis in a new graveyard

The angels laid him away

Oh Bob shot once and Louis shot too
Shot poor Collins shot him through and through

The angels laid him away

The angels laid him away

They laid him six feet under the clay

The angels laid him away

Mrs. Collins weeped Mrs. Collins moaned

To see her son Louis leavin' home

The angels laid him away

The angels laid him away

They laid him six feet under the clay

The angels laid him away

When they heard that Louis was dead

All the people they dressed in red

The angels laid him away

The angels laid him away

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