Stack-o-lee Lyrics - Singles - Champion Jack Dupree

Stagger Lee and Billy Lyon, they was gamblin' in the dark 

Stagger Lee told Billy, Billy Lyon let's take a walk 

Stagger Lee won Billy Lyon's money, and he took Billy Lyon's stetson hat 

Billy Lion said Stagger Lee, lord why do you do me like that 

Now Billy Lyon begged Stagger Lee, said please give me back my hat 

'Cause you know you won my money, please don't take my hat 

Now Billy Lyon said to Stagger Lee, said please please don't take my life 

I got two little children and a poor little homeless wife 

Billy Lyon said to Stagger Lee, would you do your friend like that 

Well you won all my money, and you took my stetson hat 

Stagger Lee shot Billy Lyon, and he fell down on his knees 

He said Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy if you please 

Stagger Lee run to the corner, and he look up and down 

Said I'd rather see you Billy, six feet in the ground 

Now the people start to weepin', and some of them begin to moan 

Everybody was worried 'bout poor Billy Lyon was gone 

Teena teena na, teena na ni na 

Teena na na, teena ni na ni na 

Say I want Louis Armstrong and his band 

To play the blues as they lay my body down 

I want ten thousand women to be at my buryin' ground