Stagger Lee
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," said 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.
He said, "I'm goin' to the ballroom
"Just to pay that debt I owe."
(Bridge)
Go, Stagger Lee
Stagger Lee went to the ballroom
And he strolled across the ballroom floor.
He said "You did me wrong, Billy."
And he pulled his.44.
"Stagger Lee," said Billy,
"Oh, please don't take my life!
"I've got three hungry children,
"And a very sickly wife."
Stagger Lee shot Billy
Oh, he shot that poor boy so hard
That a bullet went through Billy
And broke the bartender's bar.
Go, Stagger Lee, go, Stagger Lee!
Go, Stagger Lee, go, Stagger Lee!
Stagger Lee
La noche estaba clara y la luna era amarilla
Y las hojas caían...
Estaba parado en la esquina
Cuando escuché ladrar a mi perro bulldog.
Él ladraba a los dos hombres
Que estaban jugando a oscuras.
Eran Stagger Lee y Billy,
Dos hombres que jugaban hasta tarde.
Stagger Lee sacó un siete,
Billy juró que sacó un ocho.
"Stagger Lee", dijo Billy,
No puedo dejarte ir con eso.
Te has llevado todo mi dinero,
Y mi sombrero Stetson nuevo."
Stagger Lee fue a casa
Y agarró su .44.
Dijo: "Voy a la sala de baile
Solo para pagar esa deuda que debo."
(Puente)
Ve, Stagger Lee
Stagger Lee fue a la sala de baile
Y caminó por el piso de la sala de baile.
Dijo: "Me hiciste mal, Billy."
Y sacó su .44.
"Stagger Lee", dijo Billy,
¡Oh, por favor no me quites la vida!
Tengo tres hijos hambrientos,
Y una esposa muy enferma."
Stagger Lee disparó a Billy
Oh, disparó tan fuerte a ese pobre chico
Que una bala atravesó a Billy
Y rompió el bar del cantinero.
¡Ve, Stagger Lee, ve, Stagger Lee!
¡Ve, Stagger Lee, ve, Stagger Lee!
Escrita por: Harold Logan / Félix Leclerc / Lloyd Price