Luyện nghe bài hát Stagalee

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

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

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

O. Lion tole Stagalee
Please don't take my
I got three children
And a lil' lovin'wife

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

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

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

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

Southern Folk Ballads, McNeill Collected 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 old Stagolee

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

He was a bad man
That old Stagolee

Billy de Lyons said,
Please take my life
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,
Your darling wife?,
You stole my Stetson hat
I'm bound to your life;

He was a bad man,
mean old Stagolee.

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

He was a bad man
That old Stagolee.

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

He was a bad man,
mean old Stagolee.

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

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

The woman the sheriff, said "How can this be?
You got all them bad men, but you get Stagolee"
Deputies took their badges and they them on the shelf
"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 lowered his
On we hanged him, I was glad to see him dead