Jimmy Barnes Stagger Lee song lyrics

The night was clear and the moon was yellow

And the leaves came tumbling down

I was standing on the corner when I heard my bulldog bark

He was barkin' at the two men who was gamblin' in the dark

It was stagger lee and billy, they were two men gambling

Stagger lee threw a seven, billy swore that he threw an eight

Stagger lee told 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 forty-four

Said I'm goin' to the barroom got to pay the debt I owe

Stagger lee went to the barroom and he stood across the barroom door

He said nobody move and he pulled that forty-four

Stagger lee heard billy say please don't take my life

I've got three hungry children and a very happy wife

Stagger lee shot billy, well he shot that boy so bad

That the bullet went though billy and it broke the bartender's glass

That's got to teach you a lesson some how