Stagger Lee

Grateful Dead

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(Garcia/Hunter) [Intro] 1940 Xmas eve with a full moon over town Stagger Lee met Billy DeLion And he blew that poor boy down. Do you know what he shot him for? What do you make of that? Cause Billy DeLion threw lucky dice Won Stagger Lee’s Stetson hat. Riff Bayou Bayou tell me how can this be? You arrest the girls for turning tricks But you’re scared of Stagger Lee. Stagger Lee is a madman and he shot my Billy D. Bayou go get him or give the job to me. Delia DeLions oh sweet Delia-D How the hell can I arrest him? He’s twice as big as me. Well don’t ask me to go downtown I won’t come back alive Not only is that mother big but he packs a .45 Bayou Delia said just give me a gun He shot my Billy dead now I’m gonna see him hung. She went into the DeLion’s club through Billy DeLions blood Stepped up to Stagger Lee at the bar Said "Buy me a gin fizz love." As Stagger Lee lit a cigarette she shot him in the balls Blew the smoke off her revolver had him dragged to city hall Bayou Bayou see you hang him high He shot my Billy dead and now he’s got to die. Delia went a walking down on Singapore Street A three-piece band on the corner played "Near My God to Thee" But Delia whistled a different tune what tune could it be? The song that woman sung was "Look Out Stagger Lee". The song that Delia sung was "Look Out Stagger Lee".

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La chanson raconte l'histoire tragique d'une confrontation entre deux hommes, Stagger Lee et Billy DeLion, sur fond de paris et de rivalités. Ce dernier, après avoir remporté le chapeau de Stagger Lee aux dés, est abattu par celui-ci dans un accès de colère. La scène prend une tournure dramatique quand Delia, la compagne de Billy, décide de se venger. Elle s'introduit dans un club où se trouve Stagger Lee, lui offre un verre et, dans un acte de bravoure, le tire en représailles pour la mort de son aimé. La chanson évoque ainsi des thèmes de vengeance, de tragédie et de passion au cœur d'un contexte où la loi semble impuissante face à la violence. L'atmosphère des années 1940, accentuée par la présence de la pleine lune et de la musique de rue, donne une profondeur particulière à cette confrontation fatale, illustrant les luttes de pouvoir et les conséquences du désir de revanche.

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