The night was clear and the moon was 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 gamblin' in the
It was Stagger Lee and Two men who gambled Stagger Lee threw a Billy swore, he an eight
Stagger Lee Billy "I cant let you get away that Well, you've won all my And my brand new hat"
Lee ran home and got him his 44 Said, "I'm going to the bar Just to pay that that I owe"
Go Lee, go Stagger Lee Go Lee, go Stagger Lee Said, "I'm to the bar room Just to pay that that I owe"
Stagger Lee to the bar room Boy, he stood across the bar room Said, "Now, move" And he out his 44
Lee, cried Billy "Oh, please you take my life I got me little children And a sickly wife"
Go Stagger Lee, go Lee Go Lee, go Stagger Lee Got me three little And a very, sickly wife
Go Lee, go Stagger Lee Go Lee, go Stagger Lee Go Lee
Lee shot Billy Boy, he shot that boy so bad Then the bullet came through And went right through the bartenders
I was standin' on the corner When I 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 gamblin' in the dark
Go Lee, go Stagger Lee Go Stagger Lee, go Lee Said, "I'm going to the bar Just to pay debt that I owe"
Go baby, go Lee