The night was clear and the was yellow And the leaves came down
I was standin' on the When I my bulldog bark And he was up at the two men Who were gamblin' in the
It was Lee and Billy Two men who gambled Lee threw a seven Billy swore, he threw an
Stagger Lee Billy "I cant let you get away that Well, you've won all my And my new Stetson hat"
Lee ran home and got him his 44 Said, "I'm going to the bar Just to pay debt that I owe"
Go Lee, go Stagger Lee Go Lee, go Stagger Lee Said, "I'm to the bar room to pay that debt that I owe"
Stagger Lee to the bar room Boy, he stood across the bar doors Said, "Now, move" And he out his 44
Stagger Lee, cried "Oh, please don't you take my I got me three little And a sickly wife"
Go Stagger Lee, go Lee Go Stagger Lee, go Lee Got me little children And a very, very wife
Go Stagger Lee, go Lee Go Stagger Lee, go Lee Go Lee
Stagger Lee shot Boy, he shot poor boy so bad Then the came through Billy And right through the bartenders glass
While I was on the corner When I my bulldog bark And he was up at the two men Who gamblin' in the dark, go
Go Lee, go Stagger Lee Go Stagger Lee, go Lee Well, he was up at the two men Who gamblin' in the dark
Go Lee, go Stagger Lee Go Stagger Lee, go Lee Said, "I'm to the bar room Just to pay that debt I owe"
Go baby, go Lee