It could be on a rainy morning

It could be on a rainy night

Staggerlee and billy de lion had a great big fight

Talking about that bad man cruel old Staggerlee

Police officer how can it be

Arrest everybody but cruel old Staggerlee

Talking about that bad man... (repeat each time)

Billy De Lion said Staggerlee please don't take my life

Got two loving babies got a darling loving wife

Staggerlee said what I care about your babies

Or your loving wife you done stole my Stetson hat I'm bound to take your life

Boom boom boom boom with a forty four

When I spied Billy De Lion lying there on the floor

Gentleman of the jury what do you think of that

Stagerlee killed Billy De Lion over a five dollar Stetson hat

All around the gallows they all gathered high

At twelve o'clock they killed him all glad to see him die

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