Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Stag-O-Lee, artist - Professor Longhair. Date of issue: 31.05.2013
Song language: English
Stag-O-Lee |
| It was early early one mornin' |
| Boys I heard that fool dog bark |
| He was barkin' at the two men |
| Who were gamblin in the dark |
| It was Stagolee & Billy Lion |
| Boys, they were gamblin that early day |
| Yeah, they tossed up that seven |
| Billy Lion told him the easy way |
| Stagolee lost all his money |
| Lost his new cadilac |
| He said I believe your cheatin' |
| Don’t be here when I get back |
| Stagolee went home |
| & he knocked up on his woman’s door |
| He said wake up little Bertha baby |
| & hand me my forty-four |
| You know Bertha rose out of bed screamin |
| She was lookin him dead smack in the eye |
| She said come on in honey |
| I can see some poor man’s gonna die |
| Then Stagolee told Bertha |
| That he had lost his new cadilic |
| But he believed Billy was cheatin |
| & she knew he wouldn’t go for that |
| Stagolee went back on the corner |
| & stood up in the barroom door |
| & he said don’t nobody move |
| Cuz I got me my forty-four |
| Stagolee cried Billy |
| & he shot the poor boy so fast |
| The bullet went through Billy |
| & it broke the bartenders glass |
| Then Billy Lion started screamin |
| I heard him say Stagolee don’t take my life |
| You know I got two little children |
| & a poor little old sickly wife |
| Stagolee told Billy |
| Yeah I know you got a cute little boy & girl |
| If you want to see your family billy |
| You’ll have to meet 'em in another world |