Stagger Lee

I'd like to introduce you to my band Band, this is the fucking crowd Crowd, this is the band I'm just as surprised as you are that they're here Playing in The Basement, it's fucking great On the drums, this is James - he's my man, come on James Oh yeah, Mr dancin' Larry here, is James' mate, they play together, they're fuckin' good, I reckon And I think these two should get a thing happening, you know Hey, come on So sweet, oh yeah A gentleman, who normally, until he came to The Basement had a lovely looking organ We don't know what happened to it, it's cold or something, come on, Mick And a man whose girlfriend is watching this show Have to bring him right up the front here Because his wife's also taping it, sorry John Ah, you get the short fuckin' lead again, hey, uh? This is Johnny Lee Schell, he's gonna play some guitar for ya And you can sort of tie in, "Hello" Now listen, we're lookin' for a baritone player The boot man is Australian, would you believe this? He's hangin' around here, he wants to play here every fuckin' night Can you hear him please, some? I'll play with him You met Sandy before, but she was being bashful, you know (Yeah yeah yeah) yeah yeah yeah (yeah yeah) oh (oh, yeah yeah) Put your hands together for Sandy Great singer, can't remember the words, but- Lee (what?) Can play some fucking trumpet for me please? I've got this place for you, come here, come over here Oh, is that it? Is that what you're gonna say? Sweet Pea, by rights, when you start singing the fallback should disappear This is Sweet Pea, motherfucker, he sings like a motherfucker Hang on, baby, don't give my lyrics away no more, no more, no more (I was standing on the corner) oh, you did it again, oh God now, what am I gonna do? (When I heard my bulldog bark) oh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah He's a sweet thing So listen, Woodie's gonna wanna fucking climb on something and beat, you know, Lee, come on Now, if you didn't know, you'd think I had a vendetta against John Farnham Because I stole Venetta But I never, let's hear it Venetta, my baby Yeah, say yeah, say yeah, say yeah, oh I was standing on the - when I heard my bulldog bark He was barkin' at two guy who was gamblin' in the dark It was Stagger Lee and Billy, they were two men gamblin' late Stagger Lee threw a seven, Billy swore that he threw eight Stagger Lee, cried "Billy, I can't let you go with that You done won all my money and my brand-new Stetson hat" Stagger Lee went home and he got that ol' .44 He said, "I'm goin' down to the bar, I wanna pay that debt I owe" (pay the debt, come on) (Go Stagger Lee, go Stagger Lee, go Stagger Lee, go Stagger Lee) (Go Stagger Lee, go Stagger Lee, go Stagger Lee, go Stagger Lee) Stagger Lee went to the bar and he stood across that bar-room door He said, "Nobody move" then he pulled his .44 "Stagger Lee" cried Billy, "Well, please don't take my life I got three hungry children and a very needy wife" Stagger Lee shot Billy, well he shot that (say you should) so bad That the bullet went through Billy, and it broke the bartender's glass There's gotta be a lesson, come on, pick it up (Go Stagger Lee, go Stagger Lee, go Stagger Lee, go Stagger Lee) (Go Stagger Lee, go Stagger Lee, go Stagger Lee, go Stagger Lee) (Go Stagger Lee, go Stagger Lee, go Stagger Lee, go Stagger Lee) I said, "Go Stagger Lee" (Go Stagger Lee, go Stagger Lee)