Stagger Lee

Nick Cave and the bad seeds

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 Motherf*cker, 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 motherf*cker called Stagger Lee"
 Mr. Stagger Lee
 Barkeep said, "Yeah, I've heard your name down the way
 And I kick motherf*cking 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 motherf*cking head
 Just then in came a broad called Nellie Brown
 Was known to make more money than any b*tch 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 motherf*cker'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 f*ck Billy in his motherf*cking ass"
 Said Stagger Lee
 "I'm a bad motherf*cker, 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 motherf*cker called Stagger Lee"
 Stagger Lee
 "Yeah, I'm Stagger Lee and you better get down on your knees
 And s*ck my d*ck, 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.