Huey Lewis & The News - Stagger Lee lyrics

The night was clear, and the moon was yellow<br><br>And the leaves came tumblin' down. . .<br><br><br>I was standin' on the corner<br><br>When I heard my bull dog bark.<br><br>He was barkin' at the two men<br><br>Who were gamblin' in the dark.<br><br><br>It was stagger lee and billy,<br><br>Two men who gambled late.<br><br>Stagger lee threw a seven,<br><br>Billy swore that he threw eight.<br><br><br>Stagger lee, said billy,<br><br>I can't let you go with that.<br><br>You have won all my money,<br><br>And my brand-new stetson hat.<br><br><br>Stagger lee went home<br><br>And he got his .44.<br><br>He said, I'm goin' to the ballroom<br><br>Just to pay that debt I owe.<br><br><br>(bridge)<br><br>Go, stagger lee<br><br><br>Stagger lee went to the ballroom<br><br>And he strolled across the ballroom floor.<br><br>He said you did me wrong, billy.<br><br>And he pulled his .44.<br><br><br>Stagger lee, said billy,<br><br>Oh, please don't take my life!<br><br>I've got three hungry children,<br><br>And a very sickly wife.<br><br><br>Stagger lee shot billy<br><br>Oh, he shot that poor boy so hard<br><br>That a bullet went through billy<br><br>And broke the bartender's bar.<br><br><br>Go, stagger lee, go, stagger lee!<br><br>Go, stagger lee, go, stagger lee!<br><br>(to fade)