the night was dark and the moon was yellow and the leaves came tumblin down 1 2 3 4 1 i was standin on the corner when i heard my bull dog bark he was barkin at the two men who was gamblin in the dark it was stagger lee and billy two men who gambled late stagger lee threw a seven billy swore that he threw eight oh now stagger lee cried billy i can t let you go with that you have won all my money and my brand new stetson hat oh now stagger lee went home he got afraid his 44 he said i m goin to the ballroom just to pay that debt i owe go now go oh now stagger lee went to the ballroom and he stood behind the door he said nobody moves and he pulled his 44 yeah now stagger lee cried billy oh please don t take my life i ve got three little children and a very sickly wife yeah now stagger lee he shot billy yeah you know he shot that poor boy so bad that a bullet went through billy and broke the bartender s bar 
['bubblegum pop', 'classic garage rock', 'classic rock', 'classic uk pop', 'country rock', 'folk rock', 'psychedelic rock', 'roots rock', 'singer-songwriter']