Luyện nghe bài hát Stagalee

Three traditional versions of the song from Murder Ballads. Nick's is also available. Further details (and the actual book Nick edited from) are also available.

Bad man when he bad,
He bad wid a gun
Stagalee, --- you must-a been a sinner
Ev'ry- Christmas eve they give Stagalee a
Bad man Stagalee, he bad
He bad wid a gun.

you remember you remember
One dark night
Stagalee and O. Lion
Dey had dat fight.

O. Lion tole Stagalee
Please take my life
I got little children
And a dear lovin'wife

Stagalee told Billy O.
I don't care for your three lil'
Or even your lovin'
You mah Stetson hat
And I'm goin to yo'life

Stagalee pulled out his
It went boom boom
It wasn't long' fore Bill O.
WVere de flo'

Stagalee's woman she to her boss
Said, "Please me some change.
Dey got my in de station house
business mus'be'ranged. "

Stagalee his woman
"How change has you got?"
She run her her stocking feet
And out a hundred spot.
She had to get mo'money.

From Southern Folk Ballads, Collected from Vera Hall, AL 1947

was a bad man,
knows.
Spent one hundred
Just to buy him a of dothes.

He was a bad man
That old Stagolee

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

He was a bad man
That mean old

de Lyons said, Stagolee
Please take my life
got two little babes
And a darling, loving

You are a bad man
You old Stagolee.

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

He was a bad man,
mean old Stagolee.

The said, Stagolee,
What you in here?,
You done Mr. Billy de Lyons,
You going to die in the electric

He was a bad man
mean old Stagolee.

Twelve o'clock killed him
reached up high
Last thing that boy said,
"My never lied."

He was a bad man,
mean old Stagolee.

chorus: Stagolee, Stagolee, he's the meanest man in
When that boy starts gamblin', better lay your money
in New Orleans where they got that Lyon's Club
Every step you you're steppin' in Billy de Lyon's blood

I remember one September, on a cold and stormy
Billy de and Stagolee, Lord, they had a great big fight
Billy shot a seven, and Stack he he'd pass
Stack to Billy de Lyon, "Brother,
You done your last"

The woman the sheriff, said "How can this be?
You got all them bad men, but you get Stagolee"
Deputies took their badges and they laid them on the
"If you want to get bad man, you get him by yourself"

Now send for the policemen, a thousand come
Loaded down rifles and a great big Gatling gun
On Friday we condemned him, the he lowered his head
On we hanged him, I was glad to see him dead