Folk Bloodbath

Folk Bloodbath Lyrics

Song Folk Bloodbath
Artist Josh Ritter
Album So Runs The World Away
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[00:08.542] Louis Collins took a trip out west
[00:13.519] When he returned little Delia had gone to rest
[00:18.796] The angels laid her away
[00:24.630] Louis said to Delia
[00:27.094] That's the sad thing with life
[00:30.038] There's people always leavin'just as other folks arrive
[00:35.563] The angels laid her away
[00:40.888] When the people heard Delia was dead
[00:46.613] All of them gentlemen they dressed in red
[00:51.884] The angels laid her away
[00:57.558] Angels laid her away
[01:03.085] Laid her six feet under the clay
[01:08.507] The angels laid her away
[01:14.078] Louis went downtown for a new suit of clothes
[01:19.215] He's gonna dress up for Delia like a fine red rose
[01:24.890] The angels laid him away
[01:30.260] He brought a ten gallon Stetson
[01:32.925] It was ox blood red
[01:35.589] Stacker Lee shot Louis in the back of the head
[01:41.300] The angels laid him away
[01:46.873] Oh Stacker Lee said to Louis
[01:49.234] Oh now don't you grieve
[01:52.098] I'm sending you to Delia
[01:54.962] you won't ever have to leave
[01:57.624] The angels laid him away
[02:03.446] Angels laid him away
[02:08.762] They laid him six feet under the clay
[02:14.084] The angels laid him away
[02:36.279] Well the judge was a mean one
[02:39.724] His name was Hangin'Billy Lyons
[02:41.481] He said You've always been a bad man
[02:44.097] Stack you gonna hang this time
[02:47.015] The angels lay you away
[02:52.544] And the jailer said to Stacker Lee
[02:55.260] What's the problem with you
[02:58.024] Aw jailer Louis Collins'ghost
[03:00.965] brought Delia's with him too
[03:03.533] The angels laid them away
[03:09.215] Angels laid him away
[03:14.695] They laid him six feet under the clay
[03:19.945] The angels laid him away
[03:42.044] Well they buried little Delia
[03:44.603] In the church yard deep
[03:47.160] With Louis Collins at her head
[03:49.721] Stacker Lee at her feet
[03:53.019] The angels laid them away
[03:58.436] And out of Delia's bed came briars
[04:01.002] Out of Louis's bed a rose
[04:03.767] Out of Stacker Lee's came
[04:05.575] Stacker Lee's cold lonely little ghost
[04:09.716] Angels laid them away
[04:14.795] And I'm looking over rooftops
[04:17.662] And I'm hoping that it ain't true
[04:20.227] That the same God looks out for them
[04:23.244] Looks out for me and you
[04:25.757] Angels laid them away
[04:31.338] Angels laid them away
[04:36.813] Angels laid them away
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