The night was clear
and the moon was yellow
And the leaves came
tumbling down
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 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 going to that barroom
and pay that debt I owe
Stagger Lee went to that barroom
and he stood across the
old barroom door
Said, nobody move,
and then he pulled his .44
Staggly cried, Billy, oh,
please don't take my life
I got three little children
and a very sickly wife
Well, Staggly shot Billy,
oh, he shot that poor boy so bad
Till a bullet came through Billy
and it broke through Bartender's glass
Now let's go, Staggerly, go on
Go Staggerly, go Staggerly
Go Staggerly, go Staggerly
Go Staggerly, go Staggerly
Go Staggerly, one more time
Go Staggerly, go Staggerly
Go Staggerly, go Staggerly
Oh, Staggered East
Oh, Staggered East
Oh, Staggered East
Oh, Staggered East
Oh, Staggered East
Oh, Staggered East
Oh, Staggered East