Stagger Lee

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DCould been on a rainy morning

Could been on a rainy night

GStagger Lee and Billy DeLyon

had a great big Dfight

Oh that Abad man, that cruel Stagger DLee

Billy DeLyon said, Stagger Lee,

please don't take my life,

I got two little babes,

and a darlin' lovin' wife"

Oh that bad man, that cruel Stagger Lee

"What do I care about two little babes

and a darlin' lovin' wife?

You done stole my Stetson hat,

now I'm gonna take your life"

Oh that bad man, that cruel Stagger Lee

Stagger Lee shot Billy

shot the boy so bad,

the bullet went through Billy

and broke the bartender's looking glass

Oh that bad man, that cruel Stagger Lee

Police officer,

tell me how can this be?

You arrest everybody

except cruel Stack O' Lee

Oh that bad man, that cruel Stagger Lee

Gentlemens of the jury

now what do you think of that?

Stagger Lee killed Billy de Lyon

about a five-dollar Stetson hat

Oh that bad man, that cruel Stagger Lee

Now he's standing on the gallows,

with his head way up high.

At twelve o'clock they killed him

we're all glad to see him die

Oh that bad man, that cruel Stagger Lee