Louise - Tom Paxton

People comin' in to see Louise

Comin' quietly by twos and by threes

Some are standin' some are down on their knees

Louise ain’t gonna make it no more

Her mama has her head down low

Her daddy says he told her so

Her lover has to turn and go

Louise ain’t gonna make it no more

«Louise,» somebody said this mornin'

«Louise, you were the best we had

Louise, I won’t look for no reason

And I won’t cry 'til I get home»

Lotta people said they knew her well

They were buddies in the Birmingham cell

You could ask her but she’d never tell

Now Louise ain’t gonna make it no more

«Louise,» somebody said this mornin'

«Louise, you were the best we had

Louise, I won’t look for no reason

And I won’t cry 'til I get home»

People comin' in to see Louise

Comin' quietly by twos and by threes

Some are standin' some are down on their knees

Louise ain’t gonna make it no more