Stack a Lee

Hawlin Alley on a dark and drizzly night

Billy Lyons and Stack-A-Lee had one terrible fight

All about that John B Stetson Hat

Stack-A-Lee walked to the bar-room

And he called for a glass of beer

Turned around to Billy Lyons said

"What are you doin' here "

"Waitin' for a train to please bring my woman home

"Stack-A-Lee oh Stack-A-Lee

Please don't take my life

Got three little children and a-weepin' lovin' wife

You're a bad man bad man Stack-A-Lee "

"God bless your children and I'll take care of your wife

You stole my John B

Now I'm bound to take your life "

All about that John B Stetson Hat

Stack-A-Lee turned to Billy Lyons and he shot him right through the head

Only taking one shot to kill Billy Lyons dead

All about that John B Stetson Hat

Sent for the doctor well the doctor he did come

Just pointed out Stack-A-Lee said "Now what have you done "

You're a bad man bad man Stack-A-Lee "

Six big horses and a rubber-tired hack

Taking him to the cemetery

Buy they failed to bring him back

All about that John B Stetson Hat

Hawlin Alley thought I heard the bulldogs bark

It must have been old Stack-A-Lee stumbling in the dark

He's a bad man gonna land him right back in jail

High police walked on to Stack-A-Lee

He was lying fast asleep

High police catched Stack-A-Lee and he jumped forty feet

He's a bad man gonna land him right back in jail

Well they got old Stack-A-Lee and they led him right back in jail

Couldn't get a man around to go Stack-A Lee's bail

All about that John B Stetson Hat

Stack-A-Lee turned to the jailer

He said "Jailer I can't sleep

'Round my bedside Billy Lyons began to creep "

All about that John B Stetson Hat