The night was clear
And the moon was yellow
And the leaves came tumbling downI was standing on the corner
When I heard my bulldog 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 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 hatStagger Lee went home
And he got his forty-four
Said, I'm goin' to the barroom just to pay that
Debt I oweStagger Lee went to the barroom
And he stood across the barroom door
He said, nobody move and he pulled his
Forty-fourStagger Lee, cried Billy
Oh, please don't take my life
I've got three little children and a very
Sickly wifeStagger Lee shot Billy
Oh, he shot that poor boy so bad
'Till the bullet came through Billy and it broke the bar
Tender's glass
Songwriters
HAROLD LOGAN, LLOYD PRICEPublished by
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