Stagger Lee Lyrics - Murder Ballads - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

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, he had payments on that: 

Stagger Lee 

His woman threw him out in the ice and the snow 

And she told him, "Never ever come back no more" 

Stagger Lee 

So he walked through the rain, and he walked through the mud 

Till he came to a place called Stagger Lee 

He said, "Mr. Mother Fucker, you know who I am?" 

And the barkeep said, "No, and I don't give a good God-damn!" 

To Stagger Lee 

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He said, "Well bartender, it's a plain to see 

I'm the bad motherfucker called Stagger Lee 

Mr. Stagger Lee!" 

Well, the Barkeeper said, "Yeah, I've heard your name down the way 

And I kick motherfucking asses like you every day 

Mr. Stagger Lee" 

Well, those were the last words that the barkeep said 

'Cause Stag put four holes in his motherfucking head 

Just then in came a broad called Nellie Brown 

Known to make more money than any bitch in town, yeah! 

She struts across the bar, hitching up her skirt 

Over to Stagger Lee, she's starting to flirt 

Oh, Stagger Lee... 

She saw the barkeep, said, "Oh God, he can't be dead!" 

Stag said, "Well, just count the holes in the motherfucker's head." 

She said, "You look like you ain't scored in quite a time. 

Why not come to my pad? It won't cost you a dime 

Mr. Stagger Lee;" 

"But there's something I have to say before you begin 

You'll have to be gone before my man Billy Dilly comes in 

Mr. Stagger Lee..." 

"I'll stay here till Billy Dilly comes in, till time comes to pass 

And furthermore I'll fuck Billy Dilly in his motherfucking ass" 

Said Stagger Lee 

"I'm a bad motherfucker, don't you know 

And I'll crawl over fifty good pussies just to get to one fat boy's asshole" 

Said Stagger Lee 

Just then Billy Dilly rolls in and said, "You must be 

The mad motherfucker called Stagger Lee." 

"I'm Stagger Lee!" 

"Yeah, I'm Stagger Lee and you better get down on your knees 

And suck my dick, because if you don't you're gonna be dead" 

Said Stagger Lee 

Well, Billy Dilly dropped down and slobbered on his head 

And Stag filled him full of lead 

Oh yeah!