Stagolee was a bad man,

Ev'rybody knows.

Spent one hundred dollars

Just to buy him a suit of dothes.

He was a bad man

That mean old Stagolee

Stagolee shot Billy de Lyons

What do you think about that?

Shot him down in cold blood

Because he stole his Stetson hat;

He was a bad man

That mean old Stagolee

Billy de Lyons said, Stagolee

Please don't take my life

I've got two little babes

And a darling, loving wife;

You are a bad man

You mean old Stagolee.

What do I care about your two little babes,

Your darling loving wife?,

You done stole my Stetson hat

I'm bound to take your life;

He was a bad man,

That mean old Stagolee.

The judge said, Stagolee,

What you doing in here?,

You done shot Mr. Billy de Lyons,

You going to die in the electric chair;

He was a bad man

That mean old Stagolee.

Twelve o'clock they killed him

Head reached up high

Last thing that poor boy said,

"My six-shooter never lied."

He was a bad man,

That mean old Stagolee.