Låttexter: Josh Ritter. So Runs the World Away. Folk Bloodbath.

Louis Collins took a trip out west
And when he returned little Deliaa??d gone to rest
The angels laid her away
Louis said to Delia, a??Thata??s the sad thing with lifea??
a??People always leaving just as other folks arrivea??
The angels laid her away
When the people heard that Delia was dead
All them gentlemen they dressed in red
The angels laid her away

The angels laid her away
Laid her six feet under the clay
The angels laid her away

Louis went downtown for a new suit of clothes
Gonna dress up for Delia like a fine red rose
The angels laid him away
He brought a ten-gallon stetson it was oxblood red
Then Stackalee shot Louis in the back of the head
The angels laid him away
Stackalee said to Louis, a??Oh now, dona??t you grievea??
a??Ia??m sending you to Delia you wona??t ever have to leavea??
The angels laid him away

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

The angels laid him away

The judge was a mean one, his name was a??Hangina?? Billy Lyons
He said, a??Youa??ve always been a bad man, Stack, youa??re gonna hang this timea??
The angels laid him away
And the jailer said to Stackalee, a??Whata??s the problem with you?a??
a??Oh, jailer, Louis Collins ghost brought Deliaa??s with him tooa??
The angels laid him away

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

They buried little Delia in the churchyard deep
Louis Collins at her head, Stackalee at her feet
The angels laid them away
And out of Deliaa??s bed came briars, out of Louisa?? bed a rose
And out of Stackaleea??s came Stackaleea??s cold lonely little ghost
The angels laid them away
And Ia??m looking over rooftops and Ia??m hoping that it aina??t true
That the same God looked out for them looks out for me and you
The angels laid them away