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The night was clear and the moon was yellow |
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And the leaves came tumbling down |
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I was standing on the corner when I heard my bulldog bark |
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He was barkin' at the two men who were gamblin' in the dark |
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It was Stagger Lee and Billy, two men who gambled late |
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Stagger Lee threw seven, Billy swore that he threw eight |
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Stagger Lee told Billy, "I can't let you go with that" |
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"You have won all my money and my brand new stetson hat" |
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Stagger Lee started off goin' down that railroad track |
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He said "I can't get you Billy but don't be here when I come back" |
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Stagger Lee went home and he got his forty-four |
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Said "I'm goin' to the barroom just to pay that debt I owe" |
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Stagger Lee went to the barroom and he stood across the barroom door |
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He said "Nobody move"and he pulled his forty-four |
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Stagger Lee shot Billy, oh he shot that poor boy so bad |
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Till the bullet came through Billy and it broke the bartender's glass |
