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