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 And he was barkin´ up at 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 told Billy "I can´t let you get away with that" "Well you have won all my money And my brand new Stetson hat" Stagger Lee he ran home Went and he got his forty-four Said "I´m goin´ to the barroom Just to pay that debt I owe"
Go Stagger Lee
Go Stagger Lee Go Stagger Lee Go Stagger Lee Said "I´m goin´ to the barroom Just to pay that debt I owe"
Stagger Lee went to the barroom He stood across the barroom door He said "Now nobody move" And he pulled his forty-four "Stagger Lee" cried Billy "Oh please don´t you take my life." "I got me three little children And a very sickly wife."
Go Stagger Lee Go Stagger Lee Go Stagger Lee
Go Stagger Lee "I got me three little children And a very sickly wife" Stagger Lee shot Billy Oh he shot that poor boy so bad Till the bullet came through Billy And went right through The bartender´s glass While I was standing on the corner When I heard my bulldog bark And he was barkin´ up at two men Who were gamblin´ in the dark
Go Baby Go Stagger Lee Go Stagger Lee Go Stagger Lee Go Stagger Lee
And he was barkin´ up at two men Who were gamblin´ in the dark
Go Stagger Lee Go Stagger Lee Go Stagger Lee Go Stagger Lee Said "I´m goin´ to the barroom Just to pay that debt I owe"