Stack O'Lee Blues

Saglee was a bully. He bullied all his life. Well, he bullied to Chicago town with a ten cent pocket knife. Then it's whoa, Saglee.

Sag said to Billy, "How can it be? You arrest a man just as bad as me, but you won't arrest Saglee." Then it's whoa, Saglee.

Those bad men.

Sag said to Billy, "Don't you take my life. Well, I ain't got no more bullets here than a darling, loving wife." Then it's whoa, Saglee.

One is a boy and the other one is a girl. Well, you may see your children again, but it'll be in another world. Then it's whoa, Saglee. Standing on

the corner, well, I didn't mean no harm. Well, a policeman caught me. Well, he grabbed me by my arm. Then it's whoa, Saglee.

Saglee and Billy had a noble fight. Well, Saglee killed Billy like one bulldog some night. Then it's whoa, Saglee.

Oh, play it, boys.

Standing on the hilltop, this dog begin to bark. Well, it warned us when Saglee come creeping in the dark. Then it's whoa,

Saglee