The night was clear and the was yellow 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 in the dark
It was Stagger Lee and Two men who late Lee threw a seven Billy swore, he an eight
Lee told Billy "I cant let you get away with Well, won all my money And my new Stetson hat"
Lee ran home and got him his 44 Said, "I'm going to the bar Just to pay that that I owe"
Go Stagger Lee, go Lee Go Lee, go Stagger Lee Said, "I'm going to the bar Just to pay that debt I owe"
Stagger Lee went to the bar Boy, he across 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 three children 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 Lee, go Stagger Lee Go Lee
Lee shot Billy Boy, he shot poor boy so bad Then the bullet through Billy And went through the bartenders glass
I was standin' on the corner When I heard my bulldog 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 Stagger Lee, go Lee Go Stagger Lee, go Lee Said, "I'm to the bar room Just to pay that debt I owe"
Go baby, go Lee