STAGOLEE

Mississippi John Hurt

Stagolee was a bad man,
Ev'rybody knows.
Spent one hundred dollars
Just to buy him a suit of clothes.

He was a bad man
That mean old Stagolee

It was on a hustle in B joint
On a Mississippi run
Stagolee shot Billy de Lyons
With a smokin' 41

He was a bad man
That mean old Stagolee.

Stagolee shot Billy de Lyons
What do you think about that?
Shot him down in cold blood
Because he stole his Stetson hat;

He was a bad man
That mean old Stagolee

Billy de Lyons said, "Stagolee
Please don't take my life
I've got two little babes
And a darling, loving wife"

You are a bad man
You mean old Stagolee.

What do I care about your two little babes,
Your darling loving wife?,
You done stole my Stetson hat
I'm bound to take your life;

He was a bad man,
That mean old Stagolee.

The judge said, Mister Stagolee,
What you doing in here?,
You done shot Mr. Billy de Lyons,
You going to die in the electric chair;

He was a bad man
That mean old Stagolee.

Judge said "Mister Satgolee,
Mister Stagolee.
I'm gonna hang your body up
Gonna set your spirit free".

You are a bad man
And your name is Stagolee.

Twelve o'clock they killed him
Head reached up high
**Last thing that poor boy said,
"My six-shooter never lied."**

(**Oh it was so glad to see him die - By Ralph Mctell)

He was a bad man,
That mean old Stagolee.

They said that he was a bad man,
Everybody knows
That he spent a hundred dollars
On just one suit of clothes.

He was a bad man
And his name was Stagolee.