Lyrics:
I was standing on the corner when I heard my bulldog barkHe was barkin' at the two men who were gamblin' in the darkIt was Stagger Lee and Billy, two men who gambled lateStagger Lee threw seven, Billy swore that he threw eightStagger Lee told Billy, I can't let you go with thatYou have won all my money and my brand new stetson hatStagger Lee started off goin' down that railroad trackHe said, I can't get you Billy but don't be here when I come backStagger Lee went home and he got his fourty-fourSaid, I'm goin' to the barroom just to pay that debt I oweStagger Lee went to the barroom and he stood across the barroom doorHe said, Nobody move, and he pulled his fourty-fourStagger Lee shot Billy, oh he shot that poor boy so badTill the bullet came through Billy and it broke the bartender's glass