Interpret:

Nick Cave

Album:

Murder Ballads

It was back in '32 when times were hard 
He had a Colt .45 and a deck of cards 
Stagger Lee 


He wore rat-drawn shoes and an old stetson hat 
Had a '28 Ford, had payments on that 
Stagger Lee 


His woman threw him out in the ice and snow 
And told him, "Never ever come back no more" 
Stagger Lee 


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 


He said "Mr Motherfucker, you know who I am" 
The barkeeper said, "No, and I don't give a good goddamn" 
To Stagger Lee 


He said, "Well bartender, it's plain to see 
I'm that bad motherfucker called Stagger Lee" 
Mr. Stagger Lee 


Barkeep said, "Yeah, I've heard your name down the way 
And I kick motherfucking asses like you every day" 
Mr Stagger Lee 


Well those were the last words that the barkeep said 
'Cause Stag put four holes in his motherfucking head 


Just then in came a broad called Nellie Brown 
Was known to make more money than any bitch in town 


She struts across the bar, hitching up her skirt 
Over to Stagger Lee, she starts to flirt 
With Stagger Lee 


She saw the barkeep, said, "O God, he can't be dead!" 
Stag said, "Well, just count the holes in the motherfucker's head" 


She said, "You ain't look like you scored in quite a time. 
Why not come to my pad? It won't cost you a dime" 
Mr. Stagger Lee 


"But there's something I have to say before you begin 
You'll have to be gone before my man Billy Dilly comes in, 
Mr. Stagger Lee" 


"I'll stay here till Billy comes in, till time comes to pass 
And furthermore I'll fuck Billy in his motherfucking ass" 
Said Stagger Lee 


"I'm a bad motherfucker, don't you know 
And I'll crawl over fifty good pussies just to get one fat boy's asshole" 
Said Stagger Lee 


Just then Billy Dilly rolls in and he says, "You must be 
That bad motherfucker called Stagger Lee" 
Stagger Lee 


"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 


Billy dropped down and slobbered on his head 
And Stag filled him full of lead 
Oh yeah.