Mississippi John Hurt — Louis Collins songtekst en vertaling
De pagina bevat de songtekst en de Nederlandse vertaling voor het nummer "Louis Collins" van Mississippi John Hurt.
Songteksten
Mrs. Collins weeped, Mrs. Collins moaned
To see her son Louis leavin' home
The angels laid him away
The angels laid him away
They laid him six feet under the clay
The angels laid him away
Mrs. Collins weeped, Mrs. Collins moaned
To see her son Louis leavin' home
The angels laid him away
Oh, Bob shot once and Louis shot too
Shot poor Collins, shot him through and through
The angels laid him away
Oh, kind friends, oh, ain’t it hard?
To see poor Louis in a new graveyard
The angels laid him away
The angels laid him away
They laid him six feet under the clay
The angels laid him away
Oh, when they heard that Louis was dead
All the people they dressed in red
The angels laid him away
The angels laid him away
They laid him six feet under the clay
The angels laid him away
Mrs. Collins weeped, Mrs. Collins moaned
To see her son Louis leavin' home
The angels laid him away
The angels laid him away
They laid him six feet under the clay
The angels laid him away
Songtekstvertaling
Mrs Collins huilde, Mrs Collins kreunde.
Om haar zoon Louis te zien vertrekken.
De engelen legden hem neer.
De engelen legden hem neer.
Ze legden hem twee meter onder de klei.
De engelen legden hem neer.
Mrs Collins huilde, Mrs Collins kreunde.
Om haar zoon Louis te zien vertrekken.
De engelen legden hem neer.
Bob schoot één keer en Louis schoot ook.
Schoot arme Collins neer, schoot hem door en door.
De engelen legden hem neer.
Lieve vrienden, is het niet moeilijk?
Om arme Louis te zien op een nieuw kerkhof.
De engelen legden hem neer.
De engelen legden hem neer.
Ze legden hem twee meter onder de klei.
De engelen legden hem neer.
Oh, toen ze hoorden dat Louis dood was
Alle mensen in het rood.
De engelen legden hem neer.
De engelen legden hem neer.
Ze legden hem twee meter onder de klei.
De engelen legden hem neer.
Mrs Collins huilde, Mrs Collins kreunde.
Om haar zoon Louis te zien vertrekken.
De engelen legden hem neer.
De engelen legden hem neer.
Ze legden hem twee meter onder de klei.
De engelen legden hem neer.