Nick Cave Stagger Lee Lyrics

Stagger Lee Lyrics

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, had payments on that
Stagger Lee 
His woman threw him out in the ice and snow
And 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 The Bucket Of Blood
Stagger Lee 
He said "Mr Motherf**ker, you know who I am"
The barkeeper said, "No, and I don't give a good goddamn"
To Stagger Lee 
He said, "Well bartender, it's plain to see
I'm that bad motherf**ker called Stagger Lee"
Mr. Stagger Lee 
Barkeep said, "Yeah, I've heard your name down the way
And I kick motherf**king 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 motherf**king head 
Just then in came a broad called Nellie Brown
Was known to make more money than any bit*h in town 
She struts across the bar, hitching up her skirt
Over to Stagger Lee, she starts to flirt
With Stagger Lee 
She saw the barkeep, said, "O God, he can't be dead!"
Stag said, "Well, just count the holes in the motherf**ker's head" 
She said, "You ain't look like you 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 comes in, till time comes to pass
And furthermore I'll f**k Billy in his motherf**king ass"
Said Stagger Lee 
"I'm a bad motherf**ker, don't you know
And I'll crawl over fifty good pussies just to get one fat boy's asshole"
Said Stagger Lee 
Just then Billy Dilly rolls in and he says, "You must be
That bad motherf**ker called Stagger Lee"
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 
Billy dropped down and slobbered on his head
And Stag filled him full of lead
Oh yeah.