The Angels Laid Him Away

G C G F C G C G C Hey Mrs. Collins, ain't it hard F To see young Louis in that old graveyard C G C Angels laid him away G C Mrs. Collins weeped, Mrs. Collins moaned F What made her son Louis leave his home C G C The angels laid him away G C Angels laid him a - way F Laid him six feet under the clay C G C The angels laid him away G C Bob shot once and Louis shot too F Shot poor Collins, shot him through and through C G C The angels laid him away G C When they heard old Louis was dead F All the womenfolk they dressed in red C G C The angels laid him away G C Angels laid him away F Laid him six feet under the clay C G C The angels laid him away G C Angels laid him away F Laid him six feet under the clay C G C The angels laid him away G C The angels laid him away