Stagger Lee

Caught me on a rainy mornin'
 Caught me on a rainy night
 Oh, Stagger Lee, Billy de Lyons
 Had a great big fight
 Talkin' bout the bad man
 Cruel Stagger Lee
 Stagger Lee and Billy de Lyon
 Two men who gambled late
 Oh, Stagger Lee threw seven
 Billy swore that he threw eight
 Talkin' bout the bad man
 Come in cruel Stagger Lee
 Billy said to Stagger Lee
 "Man, can't let you go like that
 Done won all your money
 And your brand new Stetson hat"
 Talkin' bout the bad man
 Come in cruel Stagger Lee
 Billy said to Stagger Lee
 "Man, please don't ya take my life
 You know I got two lovely children
 A very lovely wife"
 Talkin' bout the bad man
 Come in cruel Stagger Lee
 "What I care 'bout your two little babies
 Mind your darling, lovely wife
 You done won my magic hat, man
 You're bound to loose your life"
 Talkin' bout the bad man
 Come in cruel Stagger Lee
 Stagger Lee shot Billy
 Shot that boy so bad
 That the bullets went through Billy
 Through the bartender broken glass
 Talkin' bout the bad man
 Come in cruel Stagger Lee
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 If you're ever gone down to New Orleans
 Back down to Lyon's club
 Yeah, would ya be
 Steppin' in Billy de Lyons blood
 Talkin' bout the bad man
 Come in cruel Stagger Lee
 Orleans officers, how can it be?
 You done 'rested everybody
 'Cept cruel old Stagger Lee
 Talkin' bout the bad man
 Come in cruel Stagger Lee
 Go beyond a rainy mornin'
 Go beyond a rainy night
 Oh, Stagger Lee and Billy de Lyons
 Had a great big fight
 Know about the grab, man
 Come in cruel Stagger Lee