Stagger Lee

The night was clear and the moon was yellow And the leaves came tumblin' down I was standin' on the corner When I heard my bull dog bark He was barkin' at the two men Who were gamblin' in the dark It was Stagger Lee and Billy Two men who gambled late Stagger Lee threw a seven Billy swore that he threw eight Stagger Lee told Billy I can't let you go with that You have won all my money And my brand-new Stetson hat Stagger Lee went home And he got his 44 Said, "I'm goin' to the bar room Just to pay that debt I owe" Go, Stagger Lee Stagger Lee went to the bar room And he strolled across the bar room floor He said, "Now nobody move" And he pulled his 44 "Stagger Lee", cried Billy "Oh, please don't take my life I've got three little children And a very sickly wife" Stagger Lee shot Billy Oh, he shot that poor boy so bad Till the bullet went through Billy And broke the bartender's gla*s Go, Stagger Lee Go, Stagger Lee Go, Stagger Lee ...