Was on one Christmas evening, the snow lay on the ground,Near his home in North Carolina, in this murder he was found.His name was Charlie Lawson, and he had a loving wife,So we'll never know what caused him to take his family's life.They say he killed his wife at first, and the little ones did cry.Please Papa, won't you spare our lives, for it is so hard to die.But the raging man could not be stopped, he would not heed their call.Just kept on firing fatal shots, until he killed them all.And when this sad, sad news was heard, it was an awful surprise.He had killed six children and his wife, and then he closed their eyes.And now farewell, kind friends and home, I'll see you all no more.Into my breast I'll fire one shot, then my troubles will be all.They did not carry him to jail, no lawyers did he pay.But they'll have his trial in another world, on the final judgment day.