Lyrics and translation Johnny Rivers - Stagger Lee
The
night
was
clear
and
the
moon
was
yellow
La
nuit
était
claire
et
la
lune
était
jaune
And
the
leaves
came
tumbling
down
Et
les
feuilles
tombaient
I
was
standing
on
the
corner
J'étais
debout
au
coin
When
I
heard
my
bulldog
bark
Quand
j'ai
entendu
mon
bouledogue
aboyer
He
was
barking
up
at
the
two
men
Il
aboyait
sur
les
deux
hommes
Who
were
gambling
in
the
dark
Qui
jouaient
aux
dés
dans
le
noir
It
was
Stagger
Lee
and
Billy
C'était
Stagger
Lee
et
Billy
Two
men
who
gambled
late
Deux
hommes
qui
jouaient
tard
Stagger
Lee
threw
a
seven
Stagger
Lee
a
jeté
un
sept
Billy
swore
that
he
threw
an
eight
Billy
a
juré
qu'il
avait
jeté
un
huit
Stagger
Lee
told:
"Billy,
Stagger
Lee
a
dit
: "Billy,
I
can′t
let
you
get
away
with
that
Je
ne
peux
pas
te
laisser
t'en
tirer
comme
ça
Well,
you've
won
all
my
money
Eh
bien,
tu
as
gagné
tout
mon
argent
And
my
brand
new
Stetson
hat"
Et
mon
tout
nouveau
chapeau
Stetson"
Stagger
Lee
went
home
Stagger
Lee
est
rentré
chez
lui
And
he
got
his
44
Et
il
a
pris
son
44
Said,
"I′m
going
to
the
bar
room
A
dit,
"Je
vais
au
bar
Just
to
pay
that
debt
that
I
owe"
Juste
pour
payer
cette
dette
que
je
dois"
"Stagger
Lee",
cried
Billy
"Stagger
Lee",
cria
Billy
"Oh,
please
don't
take
my
life
"Oh,
s'il
te
plaît,
ne
prends
pas
ma
vie
I
got
three
little
children
J'ai
trois
petits
enfants
And
a
very
sickly
wife"
Et
une
femme
très
malade"
Stagger
Lee
shot
Billy
Stagger
Lee
tira
sur
Billy
Oh,
he
shot
that
poor
boy
so
bad
Oh,
il
tira
sur
ce
pauvre
garçon
si
fort
That
the
bullet
came
thru
Billy
Que
la
balle
traversa
Billy
And
went
right
thru
the
bartender's
glass
Et
traversa
le
verre
du
barman
Oh
Stagger
Lee!
Hey!
Oh
Stagger
Lee
! Hé
!
Stagger
Lee
went
to
the
bar
room
Stagger
Lee
se
rendit
au
bar
And
he
stood
across
that
bar
room
doors
Et
il
se
tint
en
face
des
portes
Said,
"Now,
nobody
move"
A
dit,
"Maintenant,
que
personne
ne
bouge"
And
he
pulled
out
his
44
Et
il
a
sorti
son
44
"Stagger
Lee",
cried
Billy
"Stagger
Lee",
cria
Billy
"Oh,
please
don′t
take
my
life
"Oh,
s'il
te
plaît,
ne
prends
pas
ma
vie
I
got
three
little
children
J'ai
trois
petits
enfants
And
a
very
sickly
wife"
Et
une
femme
très
malade"
Stagger
Lee
shot
Billy
Stagger
Lee
tira
sur
Billy
Oh,
he
shot
that
poor
boy
so
bad
Oh,
il
tira
sur
ce
pauvre
garçon
si
fort
That
the
bullet
came
thru
Billy
Que
la
balle
traversa
Billy
And
went
right
thru
the
bartender′s
glass.
Et
traversa
le
verre
du
barman.
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