Luyện nghe bài hát Stagalee

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

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

Don't you remember you
One dark stormy
Stagalee and O. Lion
Dey had dat fight.

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

told Billy O. Lion
I don't care for your three children
Or even your wife
You stole mah hat
And I'm goin to yo'life

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

woman she went to her boss
Said, "Please me some change.
Dey got my baby in de station
An'mah mus'be'ranged. "

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

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

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

He was a bad man
That mean old

Stagolee shot de Lyons
do you think about that?
Shot him down in blood
Because he his Stetson hat;

He was a bad man
That mean old

Billy de said, Stagolee
Please don't take my
I've got two babes
And a darling, loving

You are a bad man
You old Stagolee.

What do I about your two little babes,
darling loving wife?,
You stole my Stetson hat
I'm bound to take life;

He was a bad man,
That old Stagolee.

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

He was a bad man
mean old Stagolee.

Twelve they killed him
Head up high
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', better lay money down
in New Orleans where they got that Lyon's Club
Every step you step you're in Billy de Lyon's blood

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

The asked 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 rifles and a great big gun
On Friday we condemned him, the judge he his head
On Saturday we hanged him, I was glad to see him