Lyrics Stagger Lee - Professor Longhair

It was early, early one mornin'
When I heard my bulldog bark
He was barkin' at two gamblers
Who was gamblin' in the dark
It was Stagger Lee and Billy Lyons
Boys, and they gambled there very late
Every time Stag drew seven
Billy Lyons would bet his fate
Stagger Lee lost all of his money
And he lost his brand new Cadillac
He said, "I believe you're cheatin'
Billy, don't be here when I come back"

Stagger Lee went home
And he knocked upon his girly door
He said, "Wake up, little pretty baby
And hand me my.44"
You know, Bertha thought it was a bad dream
For she was lookin' in Stagger Lee's eyes
She said, "Come on inside, honey
I can tell you some more bad news tonight"
Stagger Lee told Bertha
That he had lost his Cadillac
But he believed that it was cheatin'
And she knew that it didn't go right

Stagger Lee went back on the corner
And he stood up in the barroom door
He said, "Don't nobody move
Because I got my.44"
Stagger Lee shot Billy Lyons
Oh, he shot the poor boy so fast
The bullet went through Billy
When it broke the bartender's glass
I heard Billy Lyons started to screamin'
Heard him say, "Stagger Lee, don't take my life
You know I got two little children
And a poor, little ol' sickly wife"
Stagger Lee told Billy
"Yes, I know you got a cute boy and girl
But if you wanna meet your family
Billy, meet 'em in another world"

Thank you
Thank you
Thank you very much