Doc Watson – The Lawson Murder (Guitar)

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Was on one Christmas evening

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The snow lay on the ground

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Near his home in North Carolina

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In this murder he was found

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His name was Charlie Lawson

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And he had a loving wife

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So, we'll never know what caused him

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To take his family's life

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They say he killed his wife at first

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And the little ones did cry

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"Please, Papa, won't you spare our lives?

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For it is so hard to die!"

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But, the raging man could not be stopped

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He would not heed their call

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Just kept on firing fatal shots

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Until he killed them all

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And when this sad, sad news was heard

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It was an awful surprise

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He had killed six children and his wife

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And then he closed their eyes

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And now, farewell, kind friends and home

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I'll see you all no more

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Into my breast I'll fire one shot

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And then my troubles will be o'er

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They did not carry him to jail

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No lawyers did he pay

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But they'll have his trial in a-nother world

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On the final Judgement Day