Lyrics Stagger Mountain Tragedy - Kris Kristofferson
I
was
born
on
Stagger
Mountain
in
the
sunshine
and
the
snow
And
leavin′
was
the
first
mistake
I
made;
But
I
hungered
for
the
shadows
in
the
valley
down
below
And
the
girl
that
danced
the
tune
the
devil
played.
Her
smile
was
like
the
blindin'
light
of
sunshine
on
the
snow
And
the
flashin′
of
her
hair
was
black
as
sin.
And
her
body
set
the
smokes
of
hell
a-boilin'
in
my
skull
When
the
fiddle
of
the
devil
made
her
spin.
Morning
sunshine
[sunshine]
high
on
the
mountain,
Where
the
air
is
pure
and
cold;
But
there's
darkness
in
the
shadows
In
the
canyons
of
my
soul.
The
lantern
cast
a
shadow
like
a
demon
on
the
wall
And
the
naked
sweat
was
breathin′
on
her
skin;
Then
the
room
was
spinning
closer
as
her
clothes
began
to
fall
And
the
eagle
started
screamin′
in
my
brain;
Then
I
saw
the
laughin'
dagger
and
I
heard
the
devil
scream
And
her
bleeding
heart
was
beating
in
my
hand.
Then
the
darkness
blew
away
and
I
was
standin′
by
a
tree
With
a
hanging
rope
a-danglin'
from
a
limb.
Morning
sunshine
[sunshine]
high
on
the
mountain,
Where
the
air
is
pure
and
cold;
But
there′s
darkness
in
the
shadows
In
the
canyons
of
my
soul.
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