Stagger Lee - The Youngbloods

The night was dark and the moon was yellow
And the leaves came tumblin' down
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I was standin' on the corner
When I heard my bull dog bark
He was barkin' at the two men
Who was 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
‘Oh now Stagger Lee’ - cried Billy -
‘I can't let you go with that’
‘You have won all my money
And my brand-new Stetson hat’
Oh now Stagger Lee went home
He got afraid his 44
He said : ‘I'm goin' to the ballroom
Just to pay that debt I owe’
Go now go
Oh now Stagger Lee went to the
Ballroom and he stood behind the door
He said : ‘Nobody moves’ -
And he pulled his 44
‘Yeah now Stagger Lee’ - cried Billy -
‘oh please don't take my life’
‘I've got three little children and a very sickly wife’
Yeah now Stagger Lee he shot Billy yeah
You know he shot that poor boy so bad
That a bullet went through Billy and broke the bartender's bar
(Go Stagger Lee)
(Go Stagger Lee)
Stagger Lee - The Youngbloods