Stagolee-Hogman Maxey

Stagolee-Hogman Maxey
E position, standard tuning

I was standin' on the corner when I heard my bulldog bark
He was barkin' at the two men who gamblin' in the dark

It was Stagolee and Billy, two men who gamble late
Stagolee th'owed seven, Billy swore that he th'owed eight

Stagolee told Billy, "I can't let you go with that.
You have winned my money and my brand new Stetson hat."

Stagolee went home and he got a .44
Says, "I'm goin' to the barroom to pay that debt I owe."

Stagolee went to the barroom, stood four feet from the door
Didn't nobody know when he pulled his .44

Stagolee found Billy, "Oh, please don't take my life.
I got three little children and a very sickly wife."

Stagolee shot Billy, oh, he shot that boy so fast
Well, the bullet came through 'im and broke my window glass

Some folks don't b'lieve, oh Lord, that Billy dead
You don't b'lieve he gone, just look what a hole in his head

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