Stagger Lee
I was standing on the corner when I heard my bulldog bark
He was barking at two men who were gamblin' in the dark
Oh, it was Stagger Lee and Billy, two men gamblin' late
Stagger Lee threw seven, and Billy swore that he threw an eight
Looka here
Stagger Lee told Billy
Said, "I can't let you get away with that
You won all my money and my brand new Stetson hat"
Ow
Stagger Lee went home and he got his forty-four
Said, "Now I'm going to the barroom to pay that debt I owe"
Come on
Ow
Got it
Stagger Lee went to the barroom and stood across the barroom door
He said "Nobody, don't move," pulled out his .44
"Stagger Lee," cried Billy
"Please, please don't take my life
I got three little children and a very sickly wife"
Come on
Stagger Lee shot Billy, oh he shot that poor boy so bad
'Til the bullet came through Billy and broke the bartender's glass
Looka here
Don't, don't, no, ow, come on
Come on, come on
Hey, come on, get it
He was barking at two men who were gamblin' in the dark
Oh, it was Stagger Lee and Billy, two men gamblin' late
Stagger Lee threw seven, and Billy swore that he threw an eight
Looka here
Stagger Lee told Billy
Said, "I can't let you get away with that
You won all my money and my brand new Stetson hat"
Ow
Stagger Lee went home and he got his forty-four
Said, "Now I'm going to the barroom to pay that debt I owe"
Come on
Ow
Got it
Stagger Lee went to the barroom and stood across the barroom door
He said "Nobody, don't move," pulled out his .44
"Stagger Lee," cried Billy
"Please, please don't take my life
I got three little children and a very sickly wife"
Come on
Stagger Lee shot Billy, oh he shot that poor boy so bad
'Til the bullet came through Billy and broke the bartender's glass
Looka here
Don't, don't, no, ow, come on
Come on, come on
Hey, come on, get it
Credits
Writer(s): Lloyd Price, Harold Logan
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