Luyện nghe bài hát Stagalee

Three traditional versions of the song from Murder Ballads. version is also available. Further details (and the actual book Nick edited from) are also available.

Bad man Stagalee he bad,
He bad wid a gun
Stagalee, Stagalee --- you been a sinner
Ev'ry- Christmas eve they give Stagalee a
Bad man Stagalee, he bad
He bad wid a gun.

you remember you remember
One dark stormy
Stagalee and Bill O.
Dey had dat fight.

Bill O. tole Stagalee
don't take my life
I got three children
And a dear lil'

Stagalee told Billy O.
I don't care for three lil' children
Or even your lovin'
You mah Stetson hat
And I'm goin to yo'life

Stagalee out his forty-four
It went boom boom
It wasn't fore Bill O. Lion
WVere layin'on de

Stagalee's she went to her boss
Said, "Please give me change.
Dey got my in de station house
business mus'be'ranged. "

Stagalee asked his
"How change has you got?"
She run her her stocking feet
And out a hundred spot.
She had to get mo'money.

From Southern Folk Ballads, McNeill from Vera Hall, AL 1947

was a bad man,
knows.
Spent one dollars
Just to buy him a of dothes.

He was a bad man
That mean old

Stagolee shot Billy de
do you think about that?
Shot him in cold blood
Because he stole his hat;

He was a bad man
That old Stagolee

Billy de said, Stagolee
Please take my life
I've got two babes
And a darling, loving

You are a bad man
You old Stagolee.

What do I care your two little babes,
Your loving wife?,
You done my Stetson hat
I'm bound to your life;

He was a bad man,
That old Stagolee.

The said, Stagolee,
you doing in here?,
You done Mr. Billy de Lyons,
You going to die in the electric

He was a bad man
mean old Stagolee.

Twelve they killed him
Head reached up
Last thing poor boy said,
"My six-shooter lied."

He was a bad man,
mean old Stagolee.

chorus: Stagolee, Stagolee, he's the meanest man in
When that boy starts gamblin', lay your money down
Down in New where they got that Lyon's Club
Every step you you're steppin' in Billy de Lyon's blood

I remember one September, on a and stormy night
Billy de Lyon and Stagolee, Lord, had a great big fight
Billy shot a seven, and he said he'd pass
said to Billy de Lyon, "Brother,
You done your last"

The woman the sheriff, said "How can this be?
You got all bad men, but you can't get Stagolee"
Deputies took their badges and they laid them on the
"If you want to get bad man, you get him by yourself"

Now send for the policemen, a hundred thousand
Loaded down with and a great big Gatling gun
On Friday we him, the judge he lowered his head
On Saturday we him, I was glad to see him dead