The was clear and the moon was yellow And the came tumblin' down
I was standin' on the When I heard my bulldog And he was up at the two men Who were in the dark
It was Lee and Billy Two men who late Stagger Lee a seven swore, he threw an eight
Stagger Lee told "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 that debt I owe"
Go Stagger Lee, go Lee Go Lee, go Stagger Lee Said, "I'm to the bar room Just to pay that debt I owe"
Lee went to the bar room Boy, he stood the bar room doors Said, "Now, move" And he out his 44
Lee, cried Billy "Oh, please don't you take my I got me three little And a very wife"
Go Lee, go Stagger Lee Go Lee, go Stagger Lee Got me three children And a very, sickly wife
Go Stagger Lee, go Lee Go Stagger Lee, go Lee Go Lee
Stagger Lee shot Boy, he that poor boy so bad Then the bullet came through And went through the bartenders glass
While I was on the corner I heard my bulldog bark And he was up at the two men Who gamblin' in the dark, go
Go Stagger Lee, go Lee Go Lee, go Stagger Lee Well, he was up at the two men Who were gamblin' in the
Go Lee, go Stagger Lee Go Lee, go Stagger Lee Said, "I'm going to the bar to pay that debt that I owe"
Go baby, go Lee