8 thoughts on “ Stagger Lee ”

1. The Song and Myth of Stagger Lee. There is a song that has been recorded by James Brown, Nick Cave and Neil Diamond. The Clash, Pat Boone, Fats Domino and Bob Dylan. Duke Ellington, The Grateful Dead, Woody Guthrie, The Ventures, Ike & Tina Turner, Ma Rainey and Jerry Lee Lewis. Tom Jones did it. So did Beck, Mississippi John Hurt, the Black Keys and Elvis Presley.

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2. 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 Motherfucker, 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 motherfucker called Stagger Lee" Mr.

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3. "Stagger Lee" was the first rock'n'roll record to hit #1 after it was censored. While there were some rock'n'roll records hit the top spot before "Stagger Lee," they were the same versions at #1 as they were upon initial release. This latter fact was also mentioned in .

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4. Go, Stagger Lee Stagger Lee went to the ballroom And he strolled across the ballroom floor. He said "You did me wrong, Billy." And he pulled his. "Stagger Lee," said Billy, "Oh, please don't take my life! "I've got three hungry children, "And a very sickly wife." Stagger Lee shot Billy Oh, he shot that poor boy so hard That a bullet went.

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5. Stagger Lee. He said, “Mr Motherfucker, 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 motherfucker called Stagger Lee” Mr. Stagger Lee. Barkeep said, “Yeah, I’ve heard your name down the way.

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6. Stagger Lee Lyrics: It was back in '32 when times were hard / He had a Colt and a deck of cards / Stagger Lee / He wore rat-drawn shoes and an old Stetson hat / Had a '28 Ford, had payments on.

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7. ""Stagger Lee," who pops on the Shakedown album is a fabled character who some suggest dates back to the Civil War. Variously called "Stag-O-Lee," "Stack-O-Lee," and other names, the song is about a scoundrel who killed Billy Lyons because he stole Stag's Stetson hat.

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8. Stagger Lee, (also known as Stagolee, Stack O'Lee, Stacker Lee, etc.), apparently based on an African-American man named “Stag” Lee Shelton who killed a another man named Billy Lyons in St.

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