Stag-o-lee

It was early early one mornin'

Boys I heard that fool dog bark

He was barkin' at the two men

Who were gamblin in the dark

It was Stagolee and Billy Lion

Boys, they were gamblin that early day

Yeah, they tossed up that seven

Billy Lion told him the easy way

Stagolee lost all his money

Lost his new cadilac

He said I believe your cheatin'

Don't be here when I get back

Stagolee went home

And he knocked up on his woman's door

He said wake up little Bertha baby

And hand me my forty-four

You know Bertha rose out of bed screamin

She was lookin' him dead smack in the eye

She said come on in honey

I can see some poor man's gonna die

Then Stagolee told Bertha

That he had lost his new cadilic

But he believed Billy was cheatin'

And she knew he wouldn't go for that

Stagolee went back on the corner

And stood up in the barroom door

And he said don't nobody move

'Cause I got me my forty-four

Stagolee cried Billy

And he shot the poor boy so fast

The bullet went through Billy

And it broke the bartenders glass

Then Billy Lion started screamin

I heard him say Stagolee don't take my life

You know I got two little children

And a poor little old sickly wife

Stagolee told Billy

Yeah I know you got a cute little boy and girl

If you want to see your family billy

You'll have to meet 'em in another world