Police officer, how can it be? You can ’rest everybody, but cruel Stagolee, That bad man, oh cruel Stagolee. 
Mister Lyons told Stagolee, "Please don’t take my life, I got two little babes, and a darling loving wife," That bad man, oh cruel Stagolee. 
"What I care ’bout two little babes, darling loving wife? You done stole my Stetson hat, I’m bound to take your life," That bad man, oh cruel Stagolee. 
Boom boom, boom boom, went the forty-four, O when I spied Mister Lyons, he’s lying down on the floor, That bad man, oh cruel Stagolee. 
Gentlemen of the jury, "What do you think of that? Stagolee killed Billy Lyons all ’bout that Stetson hat, That bad man, oh cruel Stagolee. 
Hanging on the gallows, head way up high, At twelve o’clock they killed him, they’s all glad to see him die, That bad man, oh cruel Stagolee. 
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