Stagger Lee

Stagger Lee and Billy Lyons

Were gambling in the dark

Stagger Lee said to Billy

'Billy Lyons, let's take a walk

Stagger Lee won Billy Lyons' money

And he took his coat and hat

Billy Lyons said to Stagger Lee

'Lord, why d'you gotta do me like that

Billy Lyons said to Stagger Lee

'Please, don't you take my life

I've got two little children

And a poor little homeless wife.'

Well Stagger Lee shot Billy Lyons

And he fell down to his knees

Say 'Lord have mercy

Lord, have mercy if you please.'

And Stagger Lee, he ran to the corner

And he looked up and down

Said 'I'd rather see you Billy

Billy Lyons six feet under the ground.'

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Well the people, they started weeping

And some of them began to moan

Everybody worry

poor little Billy Lyons was gone

When I die

I want the Copper Bottom Band

To play the blues

When they lay me down

I want ten thousand women

At my burying ground

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Tinana... oh Tinana

Oh Tinanananana

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