The night was clear And the moon was yellow And the leaves came tumbling down I was standing on the corner When I heard my bulldog bark He was barkin' at the two men Who were gamblin' in the dark It was Stagger Lee and Billy Two men who gambled late Stagger Lee threw seven Billy swore that he threw eight Stagger Lee (oh Stagger Lee) told Billy (oh Stagger Lee) I can't (oh Stagger Lee) let you go with that (oh Stagger Lee) You have won all (oh Stagger Lee) my money and my brand new (oh Stagger Lee) Stetson hat (oh Stagger Lee) (oh Stagger Lee) (oh Stagger Lee) Stagger Lee (oh Stagger Lee) went home (oh Stagger Lee) And he got his forty-four (oh Stagger Lee) (oh Stagger Lee) Said, I'm goin' to (oh Stagger Lee) the barroom just to pay that (oh Stagger Lee) Debt I owe (oh Stagger Lee) Stagger Lee went to the barroom And he stood across the barroom door He said, nobody move And he pulled his Forty-four Ooh Stagger Lee, (oh Stagger Lee) Cried Billy (oh Stagger Lee) Oh, please (oh Stagger Lee) Don't take my life (oh Stagger Lee) I've got three little (oh Stagger Lee) Children and a very (oh Stagger Lee) Sickly wife (oh Stagger Lee) (oh Stagger Lee) Stagger Lee (oh Stagger Lee) Shot Billy (oh Stagger Lee) Oh, he shot (oh Stagger Lee) That poor boy so bad (oh Stagger Lee) 'Till the bullet (oh Stagger Lee) Came through Billy (oh Stagger Lee) And it broke the bar (oh Stagger Lee) (oh Stagger Lee) Tender's glass (oh Stagger Lee) (Oh Stagger Lee) (Oh Stagger Lee) (Oh Stagger Lee) (Oh Stagger Lee) (Oh Stagger Lee) (Oh Stagger Lee) (Oh Stagger Lee) (Oh Stagger Lee) (Oh Stagger Lee) (Oh Stagger Lee)