Stagger Lee was a bad man.Ah, they goes down in the coal mine one night.Robbed a coal mine.There's gambling down there.And they placed themselves just like they wanted to be.So they wouldn't hit each other when they were shooting.Money lying all over the floor.There's one bad guy down there, he thought he was.That's Billy DeLine.So he had a big .45 laying down by the side of him.When they got placed.Why, Stagger Lee spoke to him.He says, ah, boys, look at the money lying down here on the floor.Says, what we do with it, folks? Stagger Lee and them was walking here.This guy picked up his .45.He says, ah, it would make a bit of difference.Says, Stag's gun won't shoot a bit harder than this one.About that time.Stag knocked his hat off.And his partner taking care of the rest.When he knocked his hat off, he kind of remembered that was Stagger Lee.And he come begging like this.Stagger Lee said to him,Oh, listen, officer, how can it be?You can arrest everybody but cruel Stagger Lee.That bad man.Oh, cruel Stagger Lee.He said, Stagger Lee, Stagger Lee, please don't take my life.Says, I got two little babies and a darling loving wife.He's a bad man.Oh, cruel Stagger Lee.. .. .. . .Yes, the answer Stagger Lee gave him.Why I would care about your two little babies.Darling loving wife.Says, you done stole a mustache and a hat.I'm bound to take your life . . .to some magic hat.Oh, cruel Stagger Lee.boom boom boom boom when a 44 when a spy pulled me to line he's lying down on the floorthat bad man oh cruel staggerlygentlemen off the jury what you think of that says staggerly he killed a bit of linebought a five dollar stetson hat he's a bad man oh cruel staggerlyyoustanding on the gala staggerly to curse the judge said let's kill himbefore he killed some of us he's a bad man oh cruel staggerlystanding on the gala his head was way up high at 12 o'clock they kill himthey's all glad to see him die he's a bad man oh cruel staggerlysososothe police and officer how can it be you can arrest everybody but cruel staggerlythat bad man oh cruel staggerlysothe police and officer how can it be you can arrest everybody but cruel staggerlysososososososososososo