I was standing on the corner
When I heard my bulldog bark
He was barkin' at the two men
Who were standin' 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
He said don't you go with that
You have won all my money
And my brand new stetson hat

Stagger Lee went home
And he got his forty-four
Said, I'm goin' to the baroom
Just to pay that debt I owe

Stagger Lee, cried Billy
Oh, please don't take my life
I've three little children
And a very sickly wife

Oh Stagger Lee shot Billy
Oh, he shot that poor boy so bad
Till the bullet went through Billy
And it broke the bartender's glass

Oh ah ah
Oh ah ah
Yeah ah ah
Oh ah ah......

