1940 xmas evening with a full moon over town
staggerlee met bill 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 staggerlee's stetson hat
Baio, baio, tell me how can this be?
you arrest the girls for turning tricks
but you're scared of staggerlee
staggerlee is a madman and he shot my billy dead
baio you go get him or give the job to me
Delia delyon, dear sweet delia-d
how the hell can i arrest him when he's twice as big as me?
don't ask me to go downtown-i wouldn't come back alive
not only is that mother big, but he packs a .45
Baio delia said just give me the gun
he shot my billy dead now i'm gonna see him hung
she waded to delyon's club, through billy delyon's blood
she stepped up to staggerlee at the bar
said buy me a gin fizz, love
As staggerlee lit a cigarette she shot him in the balls
blew the smoke off 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
a 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 sung was look out staggerlee
the song that woman sung was look out staggerlee
the song that woman sung was look out staggerlee
the song that woman sung was look out staggerlee