The Murder of the Lawson Family

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It was on last Christmas evening The snow was on the ground At his home in North Carolina Where this murderer he was found His name was Charlie Lawson And he had a loving wife But they never knew what caused him To take his family's life They say he killed his wife at first And the little ones did cry "Please papa wont you spare our lives For it's so hard to die" But the raging man could not be stopped He would not heed their call And kept on firing fatal shots Until he'd killed them all And when the sad sad news was heard It was a great surprise He killed six children and his wife And then he tore their eyes And now farewell kind friends and home I'll see you all no more Into my breast I'll fire one shot Then my troubles will be o'er They did not carry him to jail No lawyers did he pay He will have his trial in another land On the final judgment day They all were buried in a crowded grave While the angels watched above Come home, come home my little ones To the land of peace and love