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"Stagger" Lee Shelton

from The Free Stuff EP by Hatfield

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Here's my take on the old Stagger Lee story...

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Stagger Lee Shelton was an evil man
born with a Stetson and a gun in his hand
shiny 45 and a deck of cards
short-fused temper and a mad-dog charm

stag was in the ball room dealing stud
in a dirty little joint called the Bucket of Blood
played some rotten hands, losing every dime
to the kid across the table know as Billy Lyons

Billy was a smart ass, shooting off his mouth
mocked the baddest mother in the whole damn south
grabbed that Stetson hat, told a joke or two
cracking up the crowd and the bar keeper, too

laughter died out as Stagger rose from his chair
flashed an evil grin and felt the fear in the air
reached into his pocket, drew his 45
aimed it straight at Billy, right between his eyes

Billy raised his hands and fell down to his knees
begging for his life, crying “please, Stagger, please”
“take your money back, just don’t take my life”
“think about my kids, Stag, think about my wife”

Stagger shot him down, double tap in the head
grabbed that Stetson hat from the hands of the dead
last thing Billy heard before he crawled out of life
was Stagger Lee whisper “I take care of your wife”

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from The Free Stuff EP, released February 12, 2012
Guitars, effects and vocals: Mark

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Hatfield Würzburg, Germany

Mark Hatfield from Würzburg, Germany. Folk-punking stages around the world with his trusty live-sidekick Konstantin Vey. Well, maybe not around the world. Just Germany. Come to think of it... Bavaria. OK, northern Bavaria...

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