Lyrics

Stagger Lee went strolling,
down on Macon Street
Walked into a whiskey bar,
grabbed himself a seat

Sitting there was Billy,
one stool to the right
Billy had the St. Louis Blues,
Stagger Lee wanted a fight

Then bang! Bang! Bang!
In the nighttime
Just like Bill the Kid

Stagger Lee
Stagger Lee
Shot down Billy

Smoke fire in the air
Billy fall flat on his back
People started screaming,
Stagger Lee reached for his hat

Through those doors,
far away he fled
Sheriff Taylor come around later,
asking what he did

Then bang! Bang! Bang!
Went the flames…
Just like Jesse James

Stagger Lee
Stagger Lee
Shot down Billy

Poor old Billy,
dead on the dispensary floor
Stagger Lee is a wanted man,
so is his old 44

Then bang! Bang! Bang!
From a gun
Put an outlaw on the run

Stagger Lee
Stagger Lee
Shot down Billy

(Repeat)