It was back in '32 when times were hard   He had a colt .45 and a deck of cards   Stagger lee   He wore rat-drawn shoes and an old stetson hat   Had a '28 ford, had payments on that   Stagger lee   His woman threw him out in the ice and snow   And told him, never ever come back no more   Stagger lee   So he walked through the rain and he walked through the   Mud   Till he came to a place called the bucket of blood   Stagger lee   He said mr motherfucker, you know who I am   The barkeeper said, no, and I don't give a good   Goddamn   To stagger lee   He said, well bartender, it's plain to see   I'm that bad motherfucker called stagger lee   Mr. stagger lee   Barkeep said, yeah, I've heard your name down the   Way   And I kick motherfucking asses like you every day   Mr stagger lee   Well those were the last words that the barkeep said   'cause stag put four holes in his motherfucking head   Just then in came a broad called nellie brown   Was known to make more money than any bitch in town   She struts across the bar, hitching up her skirt   Over to stagger lee, she starts to flirt   With stagger lee   She saw the barkeep, said, o god, he can't be   Dead!   Stag said, well, just count the holes in the   Motherfucker's head   She said, you ain't look like you scored in quite a   Time.   Why not come to my pad? it won't cost you a dime   Mr. stagger lee   But there's something I have to say before you   Begin   You'll have to be gone before my man billy dilly comes   In,   Mr. stagger lee   I'll stay here till billy comes in, till time comes   To pass   And furthermore I'll fuck billy in his motherfucking   Ass   Said stagger lee   I'm a bad motherfucker, don't you know   And I'll crawl over fifty good pussies just to get one   Fat boy's asshole   Said stagger lee   Just then billy dilly rolls in and he says, you   Must be   That bad motherfucker called stagger lee   Stagger lee   Yeah, I'm stagger lee and you better get down on   Your knees   And suck my dick, because if you don't you're gonna be   Dead   Said stagger lee   Billy dropped down and slobbered on his head   And stag filled him full of lead   Oh yeah.