Stagger Lee

The night was clearLa noche estaba clara

And the Moon was yellowY la Luna era amarilla

And the leaves came tumblin' downY las hojas caían

I was standin' on the cornerEstaba parado en la esquina

When I heard my bull dog barkCuando escuché ladrar a mi perro bulldog

He was barkin' at the two menEstaba ladrando a los dos hombres

Who were gamblin' in the darkQue estaban jugando a oscuras

It was stagger lee, stagger leeEra Stagger Lee, Stagger Lee

And billyY Billy

Two men who gambled lateDos hombres que jugaban tarde

Stagger lee threw a sevenStagger Lee tiró un siete

Billy swore that he threw eightBilly juró que tiró un ocho

Stagger lee, told billyStagger Lee le dijo a Billy

I can't let you go with thatNo puedo dejarte ir con eso

You have won all my moneyHas ganado todo mi dinero

And my brand-new stetson hatY mi nuevo sombrero Stetson

Yeah, go stagger leeSí, ve Stagger Lee

Yeah, go stagger leeSí, ve Stagger Lee

(Go stagger lee)(Ve Stagger Lee)

(Go stagger lee)(Ve Stagger Lee)

(Go stagger lee)(Ve Stagger Lee)

(Go stagger lee)(Ve Stagger Lee)

(Go stagger lee)(Ve Stagger Lee)

(Go stagger lee)(Ve Stagger Lee)

Yeah, stagger lee went at homeSí, Stagger Lee fue a casa

And he got his 44Y agarró su .44

He said: I'm goin' to the ballroomDijo: Voy al salón de baile

Just to pay that debt I oweSolo para pagar esa deuda que debo

Stagger lee went to the ballroomStagger Lee fue al salón de baile

And he strolled across the ballroom floorY cruzó el piso del salón

He said you did me wrong, billyDijo que me hiciste mal, Billy

And he pulled hisY sacó su

Stagger lee said billyStagger Lee dijo a Billy

Come on ple, please don't, please don't take my life!¡Vamos, por favor, por favor, no me quites la vida!

I've got three little childrenTengo tres hijos pequeños

And a very sickly wifeY una esposa muy enferma

Yeah, stagger lee shot billySí, Stagger Lee disparó a Billy

He shot that, shot that poor boy so badLe disparó tan mal a ese pobre chico

Oh that bullet went through billyOh, esa bala atravesó a Billy

And broke the bartender's glassY rompió el vaso del cantinero

Yeah, go stagger leeSí, ve Stagger Lee

Go stagger leeVe Stagger Lee

Go stagger leeVe Stagger Lee

Go go go stagger leeVe ve ve Stagger Lee

Stagger lee shot billyStagger Lee disparó a Billy

Shot him badLe disparó mal