The night was clear, and the moon was yellow
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And the leaves came tumblin' down...
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I was standin' on the corner
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When I heard my bull dog bark.
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He was barkin' at the two men
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Who were gamblin' in the dark.
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It was Stagger Lee and Billy,
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Two men who gambled late.
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Stagger Lee threw a seven,
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Billy swore that he threw eight.
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Stagger Lee told Billy,
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"I can't let you go with that.
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"You have won all my money,
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"And my brand-new Stetson hat."
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Stagger Lee went home
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And he got his.44.
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Said, "I'm goin' to the bar room
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"Just to pay that debt I owe."
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Go, Stagger Lee
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Stagger Lee went to the bar room
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And he strolled across the bar room floor.
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He said "Now nobody move!"
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And he pulled his.44.
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"Stagger Lee," cried Billy,
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"Oh, please don't take my life!
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"I've got three little children,
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"And a very sickly wife."
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Stagger Lee shot Billy
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Oh, he shot that poor boy so bad
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That a bullet went through Billy
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And broke the bartender's glass.
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Go, Stagger Lee, go, Stagger Lee!
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Go, Stagger Lee, go, Stagger Lee!
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[To fade]
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Stagger Lee
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| Huey Lewis & The News |
