Songs about Bad Men

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This Youtube version is as close to what I remember as I can find. There must be 50 or more versions of Stagolee. I heard this one back in the middle 1960s in a coffee house in San Diego. I wrote down the lyrics as nearly as I can remember them. I’ll post them a little lower in the thread.

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These are the Stagolee lyrics as I remember them (of course, it’s been 55 years, LOL). The tune was different too, but I can’t find it on line and can’t play it myself.

CHORUS and 1st verse:
Stagolee, Stagolee, he’s the meanest boy in town.
When you gamble with Stagolee, you better lay your money down.
Way down in New Orleans is a place, a place they used to call DeLion’s Club
And every step you step you’re steppin’ in Billy DeLion’s blood.

Early one mornin’, I heard my bulldog bark.
Stagolee and Billy DeLion was fightin’ in the dark.
ā€œStagolee,ā€ says Billy, ā€œplease don’t you take my life.
I’ve got two little children and a darlin’, lovin’ wife.ā€
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Stagolee says ā€œBilly, I’m bound to take your life.
God’ll take care of your children and you know who’ll get your wife.ā€
The Sheriff hung ol’ Stagolee and he went down to Hell.
Yes, he went down to Hades with the devil for to dwell.
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Stagolee says to the Devil ā€œWhy don’t we have some fun.
You stick me with your pitchfork, and I’ll shoot you with my .41.ā€
Stagolee took the Devil’s pitchfork and he put it upon the shelf.
ā€œNow, you stand back, Tom Devil, I’m gonna rule Hell by myself.ā€
CHORUS

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Just love this dis of idiots by Tiffany

SW London - - Fake Fake - Fake London Boy , - Securitee ! hehe

Water fell on the floor is him peeing himself FYI

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great live version of classic song

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Bad man with a fiddle meets best man with a fiddle

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One for the boys!

Original

Ac-Capella version Kind of cool

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