And the leaves came tumbling down
I was standing up on the corner
When I heard my bulldog bark
Barking at the two men who were gambling
Yeah, it was a Stagger Lee,
Billy swore that he threw eight
Yeah, I think he was right
now I can't let you go with that
plus my brand new Stetson hat
Said, I'm going there to that bar room
just to pay that debt I owe
Stagger Lee went to the ballroom
And he stood across that ballroom floor
And he pulled his .44, yeah, scan!
Stagger Lee pleaded, Billy
Come on, Billy, please don't,
please don't take my life
I got three little children
And a very sickly wife, yeah, who cares?
Yeah, Staggerly shot Billy
He shot that, shot that cool boy up so bad
Oh, that bullet duck went through Billy
And it broke the bar, turned his glass
get out of there, Staggerly