I was standing on the corner When I heard my bulldog 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 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 forty-four Said, I'm goin' to the barroom Just to pay that debt I owe Go Stagger Lee
Stagger Lee went to the barroom And he stood across the barroom door He said, nobody move And he pulled his forty-four
Stagger Lee, cried Billy Oh, please don't take my life I've three little children And a very sickly wife
Stagger Lee shot Billy Oh, he shot that poor boy so bad Till the bullet came through Billy And it broke the bartender's glassTeksty umieszczone na naszej stronie są własnością wytwórni, wykonawców, osób mających do nich prawa.