The night was clear and the moon was yellow   And the leaves came tumblin' down      I was standin' on the corner   When I heard my bull dog bark   He was barkin' at the two men   Who were gamblin' in the dark      It was Stagger Lee and Billy   Two men who gambled late   Stagger Lee threw a seven   Billy swore that he threw eight      Stagger Lee told Billy   I can't let you go with that   You have won all my money   And my brand-new Stetson hat      Stagger Lee went home   And he got his 44   Said, "I'm goin' to the bar room   Just to pay that debt I owe"      Go, Stagger Lee      Stagger Lee went to the bar room   And he strolled across the bar room floor   He said, "Now nobody move"   And he pulled his 44      "Stagger Lee", cried Billy   "Oh, please don't take my life   I've got three little children   And a very sickly wife"      Stagger Lee shot Billy   Oh, he shot that poor boy so bad   Till the bullet went through Billy   And broke the bartender's glass      Go, Stagger Lee   Go, Stagger Lee   Go, Stagger Lee   ...