The night was and the moon was yellow And the leaves tumblin' down
I was on the corner When I my bulldog bark And he was up at the two men Who were gamblin' in the
It was Stagger Lee and Two men who late Stagger Lee threw a Billy swore, he threw an
Lee told Billy "I cant let you get away that Well, you've won all my And my brand new hat"
Stagger Lee ran and got him his 44 Said, "I'm to the bar room Just to pay debt that I owe"
Go Lee, go Stagger Lee Go Stagger Lee, go Lee Said, "I'm to the bar room Just to pay that debt 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, don't you take my life I got me three little And a very wife"
Go Stagger Lee, go Lee Go Lee, go Stagger Lee Got me three little And a very, very sickly
Go Lee, go Stagger Lee Go Stagger Lee, go Lee Go Lee
Stagger Lee shot Boy, he that poor boy so bad the bullet came through Billy And right through the bartenders 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 in the dark
Go Lee, go Stagger Lee Go Stagger Lee, go Lee Said, "I'm going to the bar Just to pay that that I owe"
Go baby, go Lee