Stagger Lee lyrics

The night was clear and the moon was yellow
And the leaves came tumbling down

I was standing on the corner when I heard my bulldog 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 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 started off goin` down that railroad track
He said `I can`t get you Billy but don`t be here when I come back`

Stagger Lee went home and he got his forty-four
Said `I`m goin` to the barroom just to pay that debt I owe`
Stagger Lee went to the barroom and he stood across the barroom door
He said `Nobody move` and he pulled his forty-four

Stagger Lee shot Billy, oh he shot that poor boy so bad
Till the bullet came through Billy and it broke the bartender`s glass