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