Stagolee, oh Stack, what do you think about that? Killed poor Billy De Lyon 'bout a five-dollar Stetson hat REFRAIN: Ain't he a bad man with his gun?
By Sunday Stack was arrested, Monday he was in jail Tuesday morning, he was out on a hundred-dollar bail REFRAIN: Ain't he a bad man with his gun?
"Stagolee", says Billy, "Please don't take my life. I've got two little children and a dear little lovin' wife." REFRAIN: Ain't he a bad man with his gun?
"My one was a boy, other is a girl." "You'll never see your father's face 'til you meet him in another world." REFRAIN: Ain't he a bad man with his gun
Stack said to his woman, like some rounder would do "Get me out of this cellar, girl, no tellin' what I'll do for you." REFRAIN: Ain't he a bad man with his gun?
"Why, some call me Stack, my name is Billy Wills. I am not your prisoner, go and hunt somebody else." REFRAIN: Ain't he a bad man with his gun?
Stagolee and Billy had a noble fight Hey, I would call that a awful, real bad night REFRAIN: Ain't he a bad man with his gun?
Stack shot poor Billy, Billy fell against the trees He cried, "Look-a-here, Stack done murdered me!" REFRAIN: Ain't he a bad man with his gun