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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Wilson Pickett
Vocals
Gene Chrisman
Drums
Bobby Womack
Guitar
Reggie Young
Guitar
Bobby Wood
Piano
TOMMY COGBILL
Bass Guitar
Floyd Newman
Saxophone
King Curtis
Saxophone
Charles Chalmers
Tenor Saxophone
Bob Taylor
Trumpet
Gene Miller
Trumpet
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Lloyd Price
Songwriter
Harold Logan
Songwriter
Leon Gross
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Tom Dowd
Producer
Bill Inglot
Mastering Engineer
Dan Hersch
Mastering Engineer
TOMMY COGBILL
Producer
Lyrics
The night was clear and the moon was yellow
And the leaves came tumbling down
I was standing on the corner when i heard my bulldog bark
He was barkin' at the two men who were gamblin' in the dark
It was stagger lee and billy, two men who gambled late
Stagger lee threw seven, billy swore that he threw eight
Stagger lee told billy, "i can't let you go with that"
"You have won all my money and my brand new stetson hat"
Stagger lee started off goin' down that railroad track
He said "i can't get you billy but don't be here when i come back"
Stagger lee went home and he got his forty-four
Said "i'm goin' to the barroom just to pay that debt i owe"
Stagger lee went to the barroom and he stood across the barroom door
He said "nobody move" and he pulled his forty-four
Stagger lee shot billy, oh he shot that poor boy so bad
Till the bullet came through billy and it broke the bartender's glass
Writer(s): Lloyd Price, Harold Logan
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