Blues From The Gutter: Stack-O-Lee - Champion Jack Dupree

Stack-O-Lee 3:57 Trk 10

Champion Jack Dupree

Jack Dupree — vocal & piano

Ennis Lowry — guitar

Wendell Marshall — bass, Willie Jones — drums.

Stag-o-Lee and Billy Lyons

They was gamblin' in the dark

Stag-o-Lee told Billy

'Billy Lyons, lets take a walk'

Stag-o-Lee, won Billy Lyon’s money

And he took Billy Lyon’s Stetson hat

Billy Lyons said, 'Stag-o-Lee

'Lord, why’d you do me like that?'

Now, Billy Lyons begged Stag-o-Lee

Said, 'Please give me back my hat'

'Cause you know you won my money

Please don’t take my hat'

Now, Billy Lyons said to Stag-o-Lee

Said, 'Please, please don’t take my life

I’ve got two little children

And a po' little homeless wife'

(sax & instrumental)

Billy Lyons said to Stag-o-Lee

'Why'd you do your friend like that?'

Say, 'You won all my money

And you took my Stetson hat'

Stag-o-Lee shot Billy Lyon

And he fell down on his knees

He said, 'Lord, have mercy

Lord, have mercy if you please

Stag-o-Lee run to the corner

And he look up and down

Said, 'I'd rather see you, Billy

Six feet in the ground'

Now, the people start to weepin'

And some of them begin to moan

Ev’rybody was worried

'Bout po' Billy Lyons was gone

Te-na, te-na-na

Te-na, na-ne-na

Te-na, na-na-na

Te-na, ne-na, ne-na

Say, I want Louis

Armstrong and his band

To play the blues

As they lay my body down

I want 10,000 women

To be at my buryin' ground.