Stagger Lee Lyrics

I went out walking the other dayThe heat hung wet around my neckMy head it rung with screams and groansFrom the night I spent amongst her bonesAnd I passed beside the mission house...Read Full Lyrics

In his boat and through the dark he rowedChained to the oar and the night and the wind that blowedHorribly 'round his earsUnder the bridge and into your dreams he soarsWhile you li...Read Full Lyrics

Bless his ever loving heartOnly he knows who you areHe may seem so very farBless his ever loving heartAnd when your feeling sadAnd everywhere you lookYou can't believe the things y...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 pour vowsA...Read Full Lyrics

Hey Joe, where you goin' with that gun of your handHey Joe, where you goin' with that gun in your handI'm gonna shoot my babyI caught her messin' 'round with another manHey Joe, I ...Read Full Lyrics

It began when they come took me from my homeAnd put me in Dead RowOf which I am nearly wholly innocent, you knowAnd I'll say it againI am not afraid to dieI began to warm and chill...Read Full Lyrics

Sorrow's child sits by the riverSorrow's child hears not the waterSorrow's child sits by the riverSorrow's child hears not the waterAnd just when you feel as thoughYou've got stren...Read Full Lyrics

There's a devil waiting outside your door(How much longer?)There's a devil waiting outside your doorAnd he's bucking and braying and pawing at the floorAnd he's howling with pain a...Read Full Lyrics

I set out on MondayThe night was cold and vastMy brother sleptThough I left quite quietlyMy father raged and ragedMy mother weptMy life was like a riverAll sucked into the groundAn...Read Full Lyrics

Stranger than kindnessBottled light from hotelsSpilling everythingWet hand from the volcanoSobers your skinStranger than Kindness You caress yourselfAnd grind my soft cold bones be...Read Full Lyrics