It was back in '32 when times were hard

He had a Colt .45 and a deck of cards

Stagger Lee

He wore rat-drawn shoes and an old stetson hat

Had a '28 Ford, had payments on that

Stagger Lee

His woman threw him out in the ice and snow

And told him, "Never [bad word] back no more"

Stagger Lee

So he walked through the rain and he walked through the mud

Till he came to a place called The Bucket Of Blood

Stagger Lee

He said "Mr [bad word]  you know who I am"

The barkeeper said, "No, and I don't give a good [bad word] quot;

To Stagger Lee

He said, "Well bartender, it's plain to see

I'm that bad [bad word] called Stagger Lee"

Mr. Stagger Lee

Barkeep said, "Yeah, I've heard your name down the way

And I kick [bad word] asses like you every day"

Mr Stagger Lee

Well those were the last words that the barkeep said

'Cause Stag put four holes in his [bad word] head

Just then in came a broad called Nellie Brown

Was known to make more money than any [bad word] in town

She [bad word] across the bar, hitching up her skirt

Over to Stagger Lee, she starts to flirt

With Stagger Lee

She saw the barkeep, said, "O God, he can't be dead!"

Stag said, "Well, just count the holes in the [bad word] #39;s head"

She said, "You ain't look like you scored in quite a time.

Why [bad word] to my pad? It won't cost you a dime"

Mr. Stagger Lee

"But there's something I have to say before you begin

You'll have to be gone before my man Billy [bad word] in,

Mr. Stagger Lee"

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