The night was clear and the moon was And the leaves came down
I was on the corner I heard my bulldog bark And he was up at the two men Who gamblin' in the dark
It was Lee and Billy Two men who gambled Lee threw a seven Billy swore, he threw an
Stagger Lee Billy "I cant let you get with that Well, won all my money And my new Stetson hat"
Lee ran home and got him his 44 Said, "I'm to the bar room Just to pay that that I owe"
Go Stagger Lee, go Lee Go Lee, go Stagger Lee Said, "I'm to the bar room Just to pay debt 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 my life I got me three little And a very wife"
Go Stagger Lee, go Lee Go Lee, go Stagger Lee Got me little children And a very, sickly wife
Go Lee, go Stagger Lee Go Stagger Lee, go Lee Go Lee
Lee shot Billy Boy, he shot poor boy so bad Then the came through Billy And went right through the glass
I was standin' on the corner When I heard my bulldog And he was up at the two men Who were 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 Stagger Lee, go Lee Said, "I'm to the bar room Just to pay that debt I owe"
Go baby, go Lee