Stagolee

Lyrics

[Spoken Intro] Stagolee was a bad man Now, they goes down in a coal mine one night To rob the 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 was shooting Money lying all over the floor There was one bad guy down there--he thought he was That's Billy De Lyon So he had a big .45 laying down by the side of him When they got placed, why, Stagolee spoke to him He says, "Boys, look at the money lying down here on the floor" Says, "What do we do if old Stagolee and them was to walk in here?" This guy picked up his .45, he says "Ah, it wouldn't 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 He kind of remembered that was Stagolee And he commenced begging like this [Verse 1] Policin' officer, how can it be? You can 'rest everybody but cruel Stagolee That bad man, oh, cruel Stagolee [Verse 2] He said, "Stagolee, Stagolee, please don't take my life" Says, "I got two little babies, and a darlin' lovin' wife" He's a bad man, oh, cruel Stagolee [Spoken] Here's the answer Stagolee gave him [Verse 3] "What I care about your two little babies, darlin' lovin' wife?" Says, "You done stole my Stetson hat, I'm bound to take your life" It's a magic hat, oh, cruel Stagolee [Verse 4] Boom, boom, boom, boom, with a forty-four When I spied poor Billy De Lyon, he is lyin' down on the floor That bad man, oh cruel Stagolee [Verse 5] "Gentleman of the jury, what you think of that?" Says, "Stagolee killed Billy de Lyon about a five-dollar Stetson hat" He's a bad man, oh, cruel Stagolee [Verse 6] Standing on the gallows, Stagolee did curse The Judge said, "Let's kill him, for he killed some of us" He's a bad man, oh, cruel Stagolee [Verse 7] Standing on the gallows, his head was way up high At twelve o'clock they killed him, they's all glad to see him die He's a bad man, oh, cruel Stagolee [Verse 8] Policin' officer, how can it be? You can 'rest everybody but cruel Stagolee That bad man, oh, cruel Stagolee