| Stagger Lee met Billy and they got down to gambling
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| Stagger Lee throwed seven
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| Billy said that he throwed eight, hey
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| So Billy said, «Hey Stagger! |
| I’m gonna make my big attack
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| I’m gonna have to leave my knife in your back»
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| (C'mon, let’s start all over again)
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| Why do you try to cheat?
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| And trample people under your feet
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| (Don't ya' know it is wrong?)
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| To cheat the tryin' man
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| (Don't ya' know it is wrong?)
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| To cheat the tryin' man
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| But you better stop
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| It is the wrong 'em boyo
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| You lie, steal, cheat and deceit
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| In such a small, small game
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| (Don't ya' know it is wrong?)
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| To cheat the tryin' man
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| (Don't ya' know it is wrong?)
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| To cheat the tryin' man
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| You better stop
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| It is the wrong 'em boyo
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| Billy Boy has been shot
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| And Stagger Lee’s come out on top
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| (Don't ya' know it is wrong?)
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| To cheat the tryin' man
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| (Don't ya' know it is wrong?)
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| To cheat Stagger man
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| You’d better stop (you better stop)
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| It is the wrong 'em boyo, hey
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| So you must start all over again
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| All over again
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| (Don't ya' know it is wrong?)
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| Play it, Billy, play
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| (Don't ya' know it is wrong?)
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| Well play it, Billy, play
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| An' you will find
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| It is the right 'em boyo
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| But if you must lie and deceit
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| And trample people under your feet
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| (Don't ya' know it is wrong?)
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| To cheat the tryin' man
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| (Don't ya' know it is wrong?)
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| To cheat a tryin' man
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| You better stop
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| It is the wrong 'em boyo
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| It is the wrong 'em boyo
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| It is the wrong 'em boyo
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| It is the wrong 'em
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| It is the wrong 'em boyo
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| It is the wrong 'em boyo |