The night was clear and the moon was yellow And the leaves came tumbling down I was standin' on the corner When I heard my bull dog bark He was barkin' at the two men Who were gamblin' in the dark
Stagger Lee and Billy Two men who gambled late Stagger Lee threw a seven Billy swore that he threw an eight
Stagger Lee told Billy I can't let you go with that You have won all my money And my brand new stetson hat
Stagger Lee went home And he got his forty four Said, I'm gonna to the bar Just to pay that debt I owe
Blew them, six Stagger Lee, Stagger Lee
Stagger Lee went to the bar room And he stood across the bar room door Said, now, nobody move Then he pulled his forty four
Stagger Lee, cried Billy Ohh, please don't take my life I've got three little children And a very sickly wife
Well, Stagger Lee shot Billy Ohh, he shot that poor boy so bad So the bullet came through Billy And it broke the bartender's glass
Hate that thing on most hands Stagger Lee, Stagger Lee
Go, Stagger Lee, go, Stagger Lee Go, Stagger Lee, go, Stagger Lee Go, Stagger Lee
Go, Stagger Lee, go, Stagger Lee Go, Stagger Lee, go, Stagger Lee Go, Stagger Lee, go, Stagger Lee Go, Stagger Lee
Go, Stagger Lee, go, Stagger Lee Go, Stagger Lee, go, Stagger Lee
