#1: Alex Allan (alexallan) Mon 8 Sep 03 20:20

Mon, 08 Sep 2003 20:20:00 PDT

Stagger Lee Lyrics: Robert Hunter Music: Jerry Garcia

Copyright Ice Nine Publishing; used by permission.

Nineteen forty, Xmas eve, with the full moon over town Stagger Lee shot Billy DeLyon and he blew that poor boy down Do you know what he shot him for, what do you make of that 'Cause Billy DeLyon threw lucky dice, won Stagger Lee's stetson hat

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 Well don't ask me to go downtown, I wouldn't come back alive Not only is that mother big, he packs a forty five

Baio, Delia said, just give me a gun He shot my Billy dead and now I'm gonna see him hung She waded to DeLyon's club through Billy DeLyon's 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 of her revolver, had him dragged to City Hall Baio, Baio, see you hang him high He shot my Billy dead and now he's got to die

Delia went a-walking down on Singapore Street Three piece band on the corner played 'nearer my God to thee' But Delia whistled a different tune, what tune could it be The song that woman sang was look out Stagger Lee The song that Delia sang was look out Stagger Lee [Read entire topic]

#0: David Dodd (ddodd) Mon 8 Sep 03 09:36

Mon, 08 Sep 2003 09:36:00 PDT

Stagger Lee w: Hunter m: Garcia AGDL: http://arts.ucsc.edu/gdead/agdl/stagger.html LASF: http://www.whitegum.com/songfile/STAGGERL.HTM [Read entire topic]

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#1: Alex Allan (alexallan) Mon 8 Sep 03 20:20

#0: David Dodd (ddodd) Mon 8 Sep 03 09:36