Miss Collie's Weak The angels laid him awake They laid him six feet under the clay The angels laid him awake Mrs. Collins weeped, Miss Collins moaned To see her son Louis leaving home The angels laid him awake Bob shot once and Louis shot two Shot Paul, Collins shot him through The angels laid him awake Oh kind friends, oh ain't it hard To see poor Louis in a new graveyard The angels laid him awake The angels laid him awake They laid him six feet under the clay The angels laid him awake Oh when they heard that Louis was dead All the people they dressed in red The angels laid him awake The angels laid him awake They laid him six feet under the clay The angels laid him awake Music Mrs. Collins weeped, Miss Collins moaned To see her son Louis leaving home The angels laid him awake The angels laid him awake They laid him six feet under the clay The angels laid him awake The angels laid him awake They laid him six feet under the clay The angels laid him awake The angels laid him awake