Luyện nghe bài hát Stagalee

Three versions of the song from Murder Ballads. Nick's 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 must-a a sinner
Ev'ry- Christmas eve they Stagalee a dinner
Bad man Stagalee, he bad
He bad wid a gun.

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

O. Lion tole Stagalee
Please take my life
I got three children
And a dear lovin'wife

Stagalee told O. Lion
I don't care for your lil' children
Or even lovin' wife
You stole mah hat
And I'm goin to take

Stagalee pulled out his
It boom boom boom
It wasn't long' fore O. Lion
WVere de flo'

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

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

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

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

He was a bad man
That old Stagolee

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

He was a bad man
That mean old

Billy de Lyons said,
don't take my life
I've got two little
And a darling, loving

You are a bad man
You old Stagolee.

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

He was a bad man,
That old Stagolee.

The said, Stagolee,
What you in here?,
You done shot Mr. de Lyons,
You to die in the electric chair;

He was a bad man
mean old Stagolee.

Twelve o'clock killed him
Head up high
Last that poor boy said,
"My never lied."

He was a bad man,
That old Stagolee.

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

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

The woman asked the sheriff, said "How can be?
You got all them bad men, but you get Stagolee"
Deputies took badges and they laid them on the shelf
"If you to get that 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 we condemned him, the judge he lowered his head
On Saturday we hanged him, I was glad to see him