The night was and the moon was yellow And the came 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 Lee and Billy Two men who late Stagger Lee a seven Billy swore, he an eight
Stagger Lee told "I cant let you get away that Well, won all my money And my brand new hat"
Stagger Lee ran 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 Stagger Lee, go Lee Said, "I'm going to the bar Just to pay that that I owe"
Stagger Lee went to the bar Boy, he stood across the bar room 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 Lee, go Stagger Lee Go Lee, go Stagger Lee Go Lee
Stagger Lee Billy Boy, he shot that boy so bad Then the came through Billy And went through the bartenders glass
While I was standin' on the 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 in the dark
Go Lee, go Stagger Lee Go Lee, go Stagger Lee Said, "I'm to the bar room to pay that debt that I owe"
Go baby, go Lee