FROM TOMMY'S 1971 ALBUM "BEGINNINGS". ROSE TO #25 IN 1971. Stagger Lee is an American folklore song of Blues or Folk nature that was made famous in the late 1800's and early 1900's. The song itself centers around a shooting death, the events of which have changed along with most of the song through the decades. Of all the changes though, there have essentially been two constants, Stagger Lee (or Stack-o-Lee, Stagolee, Stackalee, or Stack O'Lee) shot Billy Lyons on Christmas Eve in 1895. Many artists, both past and recent have paid homage to this song. LYRICS: I was standing on the corner when I heard my bulldog bark He was barkin' at the two men who were gamblin' in the dark It was Stagger Lee and Billy, two men who gambled late Stagger Lee threw seven, Billy swore that he threw eight Stagger Lee told Billy, "I can't let 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 barroom just to pay that debt I owe" (MUSICAL INTERLUDE) Stagger Lee went to the barroom and he stood across the barroom floor He said "Nobody move" and he pulled his forty-four "Stagger Lee" cried Billy "Oh please don't take my life, I've got three little children and very sickly wife" Stagger Lee shot Billy, oh he shot that poor boy so bad The bullet went through Billy and it broke the bartender's glass Mercy, go Stagger Lee, go Stagger Lee, go Stagger Lee Go Stagger Lee, go Stagger Lee, Go Stagger Lee Go ...
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