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The night was clear and the moon was yellow
And the leaves came tumblin' downI was standin' on the corner
When I heard my bull dog bark
He was barkin' at the two men
Who were gamblin' in the darkIt was Stagger Lee and Billy
Two men who gambled late
Stagger Lee threw a seven
Billy swore that he threw eightStagger Lee told Billy
I can't let you go with that
You have won all my money
And my brand-new Stetson hatStagger 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 LeeStagger 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 glassGo, Stagger Lee
Go, Stagger Lee
Go, Stagger Lee
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Huey Lewis & the News is a Academy Award-nominated American rock band based in San Francisco, California. Their greatest success was in the 1980s, when they were one of the most popular music acts of the decade and released several gold and platinum albums. The band is known for writing simple, light-hearted songs from a working-class perspective and typically appealed to yuppies and baby boomers.

Combining a rock (and sometimes, a blues rock) backing with harmony vocals and Lewis's voice, Huey Lewis & the News had numerous hit songs during the 1980s and early 1990s, including "The Power of Love" and "Back in Time" (both of which were featured in the film "Back to the Future"), "I Want a New Drug", "Doin' It All (For My Baby)", "Do You Believe in Love?" "Hip to Be Square", "Stuck With You", and "Jacob's Ladder". Huey Lewis shared three Grammy awards, an American Music Award, and a People's Choice Award along with several artists for his role singing the 1985 charity song "We Are the World".

The track 'Hip to Be Square" features prominently in the 2000 movie "American Psycho", starring Christian Bale as serial killer Patrick Bateman. In both the film and the book it was based on, Bateman is a hardcore fan of the band.

Albums
Huey Lewis & the News (1980)
Picture This (1982) #13 US Gold
Sports (1983) #1 US 7x Platinum
Back to the Future Soundtrack (1985) Gold
Fore! (1986) #1 US 3x Platinum
Small World (1988) #11 US Platinum
Hard at Play (1991) #27 US Gold
The Heart Of Rock & Roll - The Best Of Huey Lewis And The News (1992)
Four Chords & Several Years Ago (1994) #55 US
Time Flies: The Best of Huey Lewis and the News (1996) #185 US
Plan B (2001) #165 US
Live at 25 (2005)
Greatest Hits & Videos (2006) #70 US

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