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[Verse 1]
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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
[Verse 2]
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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
[Verse 3]
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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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[Verse 5]
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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
[Verse 7]
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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
