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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Conway Savage
Piano
Blixa Bargeld
Guitar
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Vocals
Thomas Wydler
Percussion
Martyn P. Casey
Bass
Mick Harvey
Guitar
Jim Sclavunos
Drums
Nick Cave
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Conway Savage
Composer
Blixa Bargeld
Composer
Thomas Wydler
Composer
Martyn P. Casey
Composer
Mick Harvey
Composer
Jim Sclavunos
Composer
Nick Cave
Composer
[traditional]
Lyrics
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Victor Van Vugt
Producer
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Producer
Tony Cohen
Producer
Simon Heyworth
Mastering Engineer
Ray Staff
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
It was back in '32 when times were hard
He had a Colt .45 and a deck of cards
Stagger Lee
[Verse 2]
He wore rat-drawn shoes and an old Stetson hat
Had a '28 Ford, he had payments on that
Stagger Lee
[Verse 3]
His woman threw him out in the ice and the snow
And she told him, "Never ever come back no more"
Stagger Lee
[Verse 4]
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
[Verse 5]
He said, "Mr. Motherfucker, you know who I am"
And the barkeeper said, "No, and I don't give a good goddamn"
To Stagger Lee
[Verse 6]
He said, "Well, bartender, it's plain to see
I'm that bad motherfucker called Stagger Lee"
Mr. Stagger Lee
[Verse 7]
Well, the barkeep said, "Yeah, I've heard your name down the way
And I kick motherfucking asses like you every day"
Mr. Stagger Lee
[Verse 8]
Well, those were the last words that the barkeep said
'Cause Stag put four holes in his motherfucking head
[Verse 9]
Just then, in came a broad called Nellie Brown
Known to make more money than any bitch in town
Yeah
[Verse 10]
She struts across the bar, hitching up her skirt
Over to Stagger Lee
She's starting to flirt
With Stagger Lee
[Verse 11]
She saw the barkeep, said, "Oh God, he can't be dead"
Stag said, "Well, just count the holes in the motherfucker's head"
[Verse 12]
She said, "You ain't look like you scored in quite a time
Wanna come to my pad? It won't cost you a dime
Mr. Stagger Lee
[Verse 13]
But there's something that I have to say before you begin
You'll have to be gone before my man, Billy Dilly, comes in
Mr. Stagger Lee"
[Verse 14]
"I'll stay here till Billy Dilly comes in, till time comes to pass
And furthermore I'll fuck Billy Dilly in his motherfucking ass"
Said Stagger Lee
[Verse 15]
"I'm a bad motherfucker, don't you know?
And I'll crawl over fifty good pussies just to get to one fat boy's asshole"
Said Stagger Lee
[Verse 16]
Just then Billy Dilly rolls in, he says, "You must be
The mad motherfucker called Stagger Lee"
I'm Stagger Lee
[Verse 17]
"Yeah, I'm Stagger Lee and you better get down on your knees
And suck my dick because if you don't you're gonna be dead"
Said Stagger Lee
[Verse 18]
Well Billy Dilly dropped down and slobbered on his head
And Stag filled him full of lead
Oh yeah
Written by: Blixa Bargeld, Conway Savage, Jim Sclavunos, Martyn P. Casey, Mick Harvey, Nick Cave, Thomas Wydler, [traditional]