When dey seed Stagolee comin’ to give Stagolee de road.
Stagolee started out, he give his wife his han’;
“Goodby, darlin’, I’m goin’ to kill a man.”
Stagolee killed a man an’ laid him on de flo’,
What’s dat he kill him wid? Dat same ol’ fohty-fo’.
Stagolee killed man an’ laid him on his side,
What’s dat he kill him wid? Dat same ol’ fohty-five.
Out of house an’ down de street Stagolee did run,
In his hand he held a great big smok’n’ gun.
Stagolee, Stagolee, I’ll tell you what I’ll do;