DamnLyrics - The center provides all the lyrics


     
Page format: Left Center Right
Direct link:
BB code:
Embed:

Stagger Lee Lyrics


It was back in 32 when times were hard
He had a Colt 45 and a deck of cards, Stagger Lee
He wore rat drawn shoes and an old Stetson hat
Had a 28 Ford, had payments on that, Stagger LeeHis woman threw him out in the ice and snow
And told him "Never ever come back no more" Stagger Lee
So he walked through the rain and he walked through the mud
'Til he came to a place called 'The Bucket of Blood' Stagger LeeHe said "Mr Motherfucker, you know who I am" and the barkeeper said
"No, and I don't give a good goddamn" To Stagger Lee
He said "Well bartender, it's plain to see
I'm that bad motherfucker called Stagger Lee, Mr. Stagger Lee"The barkeeper said "Yeah, I've heard your name down the way
And I kick motherfucking asses like you every day Mr Stagger Lee"
Well all those were the last words that the barkeeper said
'Cause Stag put four holes in his motherfucking headJust then in came a broad called Nellie Brown
Was known to make more money than any bitch in town
She struts across the bar, hitching up her skirt
Over to Stagger Lee, she's startin' to flirt oh Stagger LeeShe saw the barkeep, said "O God, he can't be dead"
Stag said "Well, just count the holes in the motherfucker's head"
She said, "You ain't look like you scored in quite a time

Why not come to my pad? It won't cost you a dime Mr. Stagger Lee""But there's somethin' that I have to say before you begin
You have to be gone 'fore my man Billy Dilly comes in Mr. Stagger Lee"
"I'll stay here till Billy Dilly comes in, till time comes to pass and
Furthermore I fuck Billy Dilly in his motherfucking ass" Said Stagger Lee"I'm a bad motherfucker, don't you know and I'll crawl over
Fifty good pussies just to get one fat boy's asshole" Said Stagger Lee
Just then Billy Dilly rolls in and he says "You must be
That bad motherfucker called Stagger Lee" I'm Stagger LeeYeah, I'm Stagger Lee and you better get down on your knees and
Suck my dick, 'cos If you don't you're gonna be dead" Said Stagger Lee
Billy dropped down and slobbered on his head
And Stag filled him full of lead oh yeah

Enjoy the lyrics !!!
Australia (1984 – present)
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds was originally formed in 1984 by two former members of the Australian band The Birthday Party: Nick Cave (vocals, songwriter, keyboards, harmonica) and multi-instrumentalist Mick Harvey. They were joined by Einstürzende Neubauten member Blixa Bargeld (guitar), Hugo Race (guitar), and former Magazine member Barry Adamson (bass, piano). Cave’s former girlfriend Anita Lane was also a creative influence and occasional lyricist. This line-up recorded their debut album, From Her To Eternity, released in 1984. During their initial Australian tour, Birthday Party bass guitarist Tracy Pew also performed with the band.

The name of the new project indicated the shift in Cave’s role from band member, as in The Birthday Party, to band leader, and coincided with his shift in songwriting style from expressionism to detailed lyrical narrative. The group has been through many personnel changes, with Cave and Harvey remaining the constants.

Cave separated from Lane in the mid-1980s and began a relationship with Elisabeth Recker. While in Berlin, he released four albums with the Bad Seeds: The Firstborn Is Dead; Kicking Against the Pricks; Your Funeral… My Trial; and Tender Prey. Kicking Against the Pricks was the first album to feature the drumming of Swiss Thomas Wydler, who is the longest serving member in the band beside Cave and Mick Harvey.

In 1987, the Bad Seeds made an appearance in the Wim Wenders film, Wings of Desire. In 1990, the band collectively eliminated hard drugs from its diet, relocated to Brazil, and released The Good Son. Their next record, 1992’s Henry’s Dream, was the first to feature current members Martyn P. Casey and Conway Savage. Following it came 1994’s Let Love In.

User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License and may also be available under the GNU FDL.

View All

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds