The Lawson Family Murder
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Down in Stokes County, North Carolina
When I was about, I was five or six years old
There was a fella, Charlie Lawson
Who for some reason or other went all
I don't know what happened to the man
They never have figured it out but
He killed every one of his family except
One boy that had gone to the store and then
Shot his wife and murdered them all with a
I think it was a .22 rifle except one or two of 'em
He ran out of shells for that one and
Used a shotgun and then he killed himself
And there was a group called
The Carolina Buddies that
That wrote a song about it
It tells the story almost as in detail as same as if
You'd read it in the newspaper column, The Sun
They titled it "The Lawson Family Murder"
I'm havin' troubles here
I'll try to sort'er, I wanna get it in tune this time
'Twas on one Christmas Evening
The snow lay on the ground
Near his home in North Carolina
In this murder, he was found
His name was Charlie Lawson
And he had a loving wife
But we'll never know what caused him
To take his family's life
And when this sad, sad news was heard
It was a great surprise
He killed six children and his wife
And then he closed their eyes
Said, now farewell, kind friends at 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
But they'll have his trial in that other world
On the final Judgment Day
They all were buried in a crowded grave
While the angels watched from above
Come home, come home my little ones
To a land of peace and love
I know some of you boys that like to
Play guitar with a flat pick out there have
Been waitin' for me to pick it to you
I better get a little different pick to do this with too
Jus' have one of them limber jobs
So won't mess up too many of them hard notes
There's some fiddle tunes every once in a while
I like to play on the guitar
One of 'ems called "The Beaumont Rag"
Now, boys, this here'uns a hard'un, I don't know
I'm gonna try it anyway