The night was and the moon was yellow And the leaves 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 Stagger Lee and Two men who gambled Stagger Lee a seven swore, he threw an eight
Stagger Lee Billy "I cant let you get 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 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"
Lee went to the bar room Boy, he stood the bar room doors Said, "Now, move" And he out his 44
Stagger Lee, cried "Oh, please don't you my life I got me little children And a very wife"
Go Stagger Lee, go 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
Stagger Lee shot Boy, he that poor boy so bad Then the bullet came Billy And right through the bartenders glass
While I was standin' on the When I heard my bulldog 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 in the dark
Go Stagger Lee, go Lee Go Stagger Lee, go Lee Said, "I'm going to the bar Just to pay that debt I owe"
Go baby, go Lee