Stagger Lee Lyrics

Past the ivy-covered windows of the angelDown Athenaeum Lane to the cathedralThrough the churchyard I wanderedSat for a spell there and I ponderedMy back to the gates My back to th...Read Full Lyrics

I lay down by the riverThe shadows moved across me, inch by inchAnd all that I heardWas the war between the water and the bridgeTurn to me (turn to me)Turn to me (turn to me)Turn t...Read Full Lyrics

I don't believe in an interventionist GodBut I know, darling, that you doBut if I did, I would kneel down and ask HimNot to intervene when it came to youOh, not to touch a hair on ...Read Full Lyrics

Well the night was deep and the night was darkAnd I was at the old dance-hall on the edge of townSome big ceremony was going downDancers writhed and squirmed and then,Came apart an...Read Full Lyrics

As the snow fliesOn a cold and grey Chicago mornA poor little baby child is born in the ghettoAnd his mama criesCause there's one thing that she don't needIs another little hungry ...Read Full Lyrics

Get down, get down, little Henry LeeAnd stay all night with meYou won't find a girl in this damn worldThat will compare with meAnd the wind did howl, and the wind did blowLa la la ...Read Full Lyrics

Just running scared, each place we goSo afraid, that he might showYeah, running scared, what would I doIf he came back and wanted you?Just running scared, feeling lowRunning scared...Read Full Lyrics

They're gonna lay me low (lay me low)They're gonna sink me in the snowThey're gonna throw back their heads and crowWhen I goThey're gonna jump and shout (lay me low)They're gonna w...Read Full Lyrics

You give me double vision, strange transmissionWhen you walk in the roomTongue tied feeling, can't see the ceilingYou've turned out the moonTell me, darling, what you're trying to ...Read Full Lyrics

People just ain't no goodI think that's well understoodYou can see it everywhere you lookPeople just ain't no goodWe were married under cherry treesUnder blossom we made our vowsAl...Read Full Lyrics