1948, Christmas Eve, with a full moon over town
Stagger Lee met Billy DeLions
And he blew that poor boy down
Do you know what he shot him for?
What do you make of that?
Billy DeLions threw the lucky dice
Won Stagger Lees Stetson hat
Bayo, Bayo, tell me how can this be?
You arrest the girls for turning tricks
But youre scared of Stagger Lee
Stagger Lees a bad man and he shot my Billy D
Bayo, go get him or give the job to me
Delia DeLions, oh, sweet Delia D
How the hell could I arrest him? Hes twice as big as me
Dont ask me to go downtown, I wont come back alive
Not only is that mother big, hе packs a .45
Bayo, Delia said, just give me your gun
Hе shot my Billy dead, and Im gonna see him hung
She went into the DeLions club through Billy DeLions blood
Stepped up to Stagger Lee at the bar
Said, Buy me a gin fizz, love
Stagger Lee lit a cigarette, she shot him in the balls
Pulled on her revolver, had him dragged to city hall
Bayo, Bayo, see you hang him high
He shot my Billy dead, now hes got to die
Delia went walking down on Singapore Street
A three-piece band on the corner played Near My God to Thee
Delia whistled a different tune, what tune could that be?
The song that woman sung was Look Out Stagger Lee
The song that woman sung, Look Out Stagger Lee
The song that woman sung, Look Out Stagger Lee