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