Mrs. Collins wept   Mrs. Collins moaned   To see her son Louis leaving home   The angels laid him away      The angels laid him away   Laid him six feet under the clay   The angels laid him away      Mrs. Collins wept    Mrs. Collins moaned   To see her son louis leaving home   The angels laid him away      The angels laid him away   Laid him six feet under the clay   The angels laid him away      Oh Bob shot once   Louis shot two   Shot poor Collins    Shot him through and through   The angels laid him away      The angels laid him away   Laid him six feet under the clay   The angels laid him away      Oh kind friends    Oh aint it hard   To see poor Louis in a new graveyard   The angels laid him away      The angels laid him away   Laid him six feet under the clay   The angels laid him away      Mrs. Collins wept    Mrs. Collins moaned   To see her son louis leaving home   The angels laid him away      The angels laid him away   Laid him six feet under the clay   The angels laid him away