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Stackalee

from The Waitress by Jonathan Byrd

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Now- Stackalee, he was a bad man, he wanted the whole round world to know
He toted a 32-20 and a smokeless 44
Well, Stackalee, him and Billy Lyons, they was gamblin’ early one day
Stack losed his money and he throwed the cards away
Now, Stackalee, he told Billy Lyons, “Billy, I’m sure gonna take your life
You have won my money, but you know you fouled the dice

Well, Billy Lyons, he told Stackalee, “Stack, please don’t take my life
I have two little chillun’ and a poor little weasley wife
One of them, Stack, is a boy, and the other is a girl”
“If you love your chillun, you will have to meet them in the other world.”
Well, Stackalee, he told Billy Lyons, “Billy, I thought you was a gamblin’ man
But you passed leads in the seconds, and you done fouled you hand.”

Well, Stackalee, he shot Billy Lyons, way down on that barroom floor
It was early in the mornin’, about fifteen to four
Billy’s momma, she come runnin’ saying, “Lord, please have mercy on my son
He’s been murdered, Lord, and never even had a gun
Now- Stackalee, he was a bad man, he wanted the whole round world to know
He toted a 32-20 and a smokeless 44

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from The Waitress, released January 1, 2003

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Jonathan Byrd Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Preacher's kid, Gulf War veteran, award-winning songwriter, Youtuber, teacher, and creativity coach from North Carolina.

“One of the top 50 songwriters of the last 50 years. ” — Chicago Tribune

“...a folk singer with the heart of a rock 'n' roll band.” — K. Oliver, Free Times.
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