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Track #9 on The Black Keys‘ third studio album Rubber Factory.
Stagger Lee, (also known as Stagolee, Stack O'Lee, Stacker Lee, etc.), apparently based on an African-American man named “Stag” Lee Shelton who killed a another man named Billy Lyons in St. Louis, MO on December 25th (Christmas Day), 18...
[Verse 1]
Stack shot Billy in the back of the head
Stack made sure Billy Lyons was dead
.45 pistol down in Stack's right hand
Send him away to the promised land
[Chorus]
Stack shot Billy
.45
Stack shot Billy
Billy lay down and died
[Verse 2]
Stack Lee had himself an evil brain
Loved his gun and his sweet cocaine
Stack got quiet when the shadows fell
Knew soon enough that he'd burn in hell
[Chorus]
Stack shot Billy
.45
Stack shot Billy
Billy lay down and died
[Guitar solo]
[Verse 1]
Stack shot Billy in the back of the head
Stack made sure Billy Lyons was dead
.45 pistol down in Stack's right hand
Send him away to the promised land
[Chorus]
Stack shot Billy
.45
Stack shot Billy
Billy lay down and died
Stack Shot Billy was written by Dan Auerbach & Patrick Carney.
Stack Shot Billy was produced by Dan Auerbach & Patrick Carney.
The Black Keys released Stack Shot Billy on Tue Sep 07 2004.