NEIL DIAMOND - Stagger Lee lyrics

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The night was clear and the moon was yellow<br>And the leaves came tumbling down<br><br>I was standing on the corner<br>When I heard my bulldog bark<br>He was barking up at the two men<br>Who were gambling in the dark<br><br>It was stagger lee and billy<br>Two men who gambled late<br>Stagger lee threw a seven<br>Billy swore, he threw an eight<br>Stagger lee told billy,<br>I can't let you get away with that<br>Well, you've won all my money<br>And my brand new stetson hat<br><br>Stagger lee ran home<br>Went and got him his 44<br>Said, I'm going to the bar room<br>Just to pay that debt that I owe<br><br>Go stagger lee, go stagger lee<br>Go stagger lee, go stagger lee<br>Said, i' m going to the bar room<br>Just to pay that debt that I owe<br><br>Stagger lee went to the bar room<br>Boy, he stood across the bar room doors<br>Said, now, nobody move<br>And he pulled out his 44<br><br>Stagger lee, cried billy<br>Oh, please don't you take my life<br>I got me three little children<br>And a very sickly wife<br><br>Go stagger lee, go stagger lee<br>Go stagger lee, go stagger lee<br>Got me three little children<br>And a very, very sickly wife<br><br>Stagger lee shot billy<br>Boy, he shot that poor boy so bad<br>That the bullet came thru billy<br>And went right thru the bartender's glass<br><br>While I was standing on the corner<br>When I heard my bulldog bark<br>He was barking up at the two men<br>Who were gambling in the dark<br><br>Go stagger lee, go stagger lee<br>Go stagger lee, go stagger lee<br>Well, he was barking up at the two men<br>Who were gambling in the dark