Bob Dylan — Stack A Lee

[Verse 1] Hawlin Alley on a dark and drizzly night Billy Lyons and Stack-A-Lee had one terrible fight All about that John B. Stetson hat [Verse 2] Stack-A-Lee walked to the bar-room, and he called for a glass of beer Turned around to Billy Lyons, said, "What are you doin' here?" "Waitin' for a train, please bring my woman home [Verse 3] "Stack-A-Lee, oh Stack-A-Lee. please don't take my life Got three little children and a-weepin', lovin' wife You're a bad man, bad man, Stack-A-Lee." [Verse 4] "God bless your children and I'll take care of your wife You stole my John B., now I'm bound to take your life." All about that John B. Stetson hat [Verse 5] Stack-A-Lee turned to Billy Lyons and he shot him right through the head Only taking one shot to kill Billy Lyons dead All about that John B. Stetson hat [Verse 6] Sent for the doctor, well the doctor he did come Just pointed out Stack-A-Lee, said, "Now what have you done?" You're a bad man, bad man, Stack-A-Lee." [Verse 7] Six big horses and a rubber-tired hack Taking him to the cemetery, buy they failed to bring him back All about that John B. Stetson hat [Verse 8] Hawlin Alley, thought I heard the bulldogs bark It must have been old Stack-A-Lee stumbling in the dark He's a bad man, gonna land him right back in jail [Verse 9] High police walked on to Stack-A-Lee, he was lying fast asleep High police walked on to Stack-A-Lee, and he jumped forty feet He's a bad man, gonna land him right back in jail [Verse 10] Well they got old Stack-A-Lee and they laid him right back in jail Couldn't get a man around to go Stack-A Lee's bail All about that John B. Stetson hat [Verse 11] Stack-A-Lee turned to the jailer, he said, "Jailer, I can't sleep 'Round my bedside Billy Lyons began to creep." All about that John B. Stetson hat