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"The Angels Laid Him Away" lyrics

Rhiannon Giddens Lyrics

"The Angels Laid Him Away"
(originally by Mississippi John Hurt)

Hey Mrs. Collins, ain't it hard
To see young Louis in that old graveyard
Angels laid him away

Mrs. Collins weeped, Mrs. Collins moaned
What made her son Louis leave his home
The angels laid him away

Angels laid him away
Laid him six feet under the clay
The angels laid him away

Bob shot one and Louis shot two
Shot poor Collins, shot him through and through
The angels laid him away

When they heard old Louis was dead
All the womenfolk they dressed in red
The angels laid him away

Angels laid him away
Laid him six feet under the clay
The angels laid him away

Angels laid him away
Laid him six feet under the clay
The angels laid him away
The angels laid him away


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album: "Freedom Highway" (2017)
Rhiannon Giddens - Freedom Highway album cover
At The Purchaser's Option
The Angels Laid Him Away
Julie
Birmingham Sunday
Better Get It Right The First Time
We Could Fly
Hey Bébé
Come Love Come
The Love We Almost Had
Baby Boy
Following The North Star
(Instrumental)
Freedom Highway
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