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Stagger Lee Lyrics by Lloyd Price from the All #1 Hits of the '50s album- including song video, artist biography, translations and more: The night was clear And the moon was yellow And the leaves came tumbling down I was standing on the corner When I hear…
Apr 11, 2024 · The lyrics paint a vivid picture of the night, with the moon shining and leaves falling. As the story unfolds, we find ourselves on the corner where Stagger Lee’s bulldog starts barking at the men gambling in the dark. Stagger Lee throws a seven, while Billy claims to throw eight.
Baio, Baio, tell me how can this be. You go arrest the girls for turning tricks but you're scared of Stagger Lee. Stagger Lee is a mad man, and he shot my Billy dead. Baio go get him, or give the job to me. Delia, Delia, dear sweet Delia D. How the hell can I arrest him, when he's twice as big as me.
Feb 5, 1996 · Stagger Lee Lyrics. [Verse 1] 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,...
Stagger Lee shot Billy DeLions And he blew that poor boy down Do you know what he shot him for? What do you make of that? 'Cause Billy DeLions threw the lucky dice Won Stagger Lee's Stetson hat Bayo, Bayo, tell me how can this be? You arrest the girls for turning tricks But you're scared of Stagger Lee Stagger Lee is a madman and he shot my Billy D
Feb 9, 2021 · Perhaps the best-known version is the one by Lloyd Price that topped the US Hot 100 on February 9, 1959 – his was “Stagger Lee.”. Wilson Pickett had a US hit with it in 1967 and Tommy Roe in ...
He shot my Billy dead now, I'm gonna see him hung. She went into the DeLion's club through Billy DeLions blood. Stepped up to Stagger Lee at the bar. Said, "Buy me a gin fizz, love". As Stagger Lee lit a cigarette, she shot him in the balls. Blew the smoke off her revolver, had him dragged to city hall. Bayo, Bayo, see you hang him high.
