Stagger Lee and his ladies in red
Walkin' the street with a strap on his head
Holdin' the chach and holdin' the cash
This stenson hat had the party stash
Paje's club with a bottle of wine
Drinkin' it down with a Billy DeLion
Stagger says, 'hey, take one back'
He does her good and takes that hat
Three a.m, not two days past
Billy comes home drunk off his ass
Dead on the floor, his darling wife
Stagger Lee gon' take his life
Lookin' 'round for his two little babes
Bloodstained rug off to the grave
Stagger yells with a heavy groan
You took my hat, now I'm in your home
That Stetson hat can be returned
Save it, Bill, the damage is done
With a boom, that 44
Billy DeLion from life was torn
Can you believe it, a man so low
Stagger Lee waits on death row
Five are dead over a Stetson hat
Stagger Lee was one bad cat