I remember one September
Cold and frosty night
Mr. Stackerlee and Billy deLyons
Had a great fight
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Ol' Stackerlee shot six bits
Billy Lyons, bet he passed
Stackerlee out with his forty-five
Says, "You've done shot your last"
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Lord, a woman comes a running
Fell down on her knees
Crying, "Lordy Lord, Mister Stackerlee
Don't shoot my brother please"
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Talk about some gambler
Oughta seen my Richard Lee
Shot one thousand dollars
And he come out on a three
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Stackerlee got his pistol
Lord, he got it fast
Shot poor Billy through and through
And he broke a looking glass
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Well, the deputy says to the sheriff
"We want him dead or alive"
"How in the world can we bring him in
When he totes a forty-five?"
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Old deputy leaves the office
Put his pistol on the shelf
"You wanna go and get that bad man
Better do it by yourself"
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Well, they sent for the militia
Wagons come
Loaded up with pistols
And a great big Gatling gun
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Well, the judge says, "Mister Stackerlee
Mister bad man Stackerlee
Gonna hang your body up
And set your spirit free"
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Well, he's standin' on his gallows
Head way up high
Twelve o'clock, we killed him
I was glad to see him die
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"There's a great big rumbling underground
Mama, what is that?"
"Ain't nothin' but old Stackerlee down in hell
With his John B. Stetson hat"
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Well, Stack says to the devil
"Devil, lets have some fun
You stab me with your pitchfork
And I'll shoot you with my gun"
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Well, Stack says to the devil
"Put your pitchfork on the shelf
I'm the bad man they call Stackerlee
I'm gonna rule hell by myself"
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