Wrong 'Em Boyo

[Intro]

Stagger Lee met Billy and they got down to gambling

Stagger Lee throwed seven, Billy said that he throwed eight, hey

So Billy said, "Hey Stagger! I'm gonna make my big attack

I'm gonna have to leave my knife in your back"

(C'mon, let's start all over again)

[Verse 1]

Why do you try to cheat?

And trample people under your feet

(Don't ya' know it is wrong?) To cheat the tryin' man

(Don't ya' know it is wrong?) To cheat the tryin' man

But you better stop

It is the wrong 'em boyo

[Verse 2]

You lie, steal, cheat and deceit

In such a small, small game

(Don't ya' know it is wrong?) To cheat the tryin' man

(Don't ya' know it is wrong?) To cheat the tryin' man

You better stop

It is the wrong 'em boyo

[Verse 3]

Billy Boy has been shot

And Stagger Lee's come out on top

(Don't ya' know it is wrong?) To cheat the tryin' man

(Don't ya' know it is wrong?) To cheat Stagger man

You'd better stop (you better stop)

Hey! It is the wrong 'em boyo, hey

[Verse 4]

So you must start all over again

All over again

(Don't ya' know it is wrong?) Play it, Billy, play

(Don't ya' know it is wrong?) Well, play it, Billy, play

An' you will find

It is the right 'em boyo

[Verse 5]

But if you must lie and deceit

And trample people under your feet

(Don't ya' know it is wrong?) To cheat the tryin' man

(Don't ya' know it is wrong?) To cheat a tryin' man

You better stop

It is the wrong 'em boyo

[Outro]

It is the wrong 'em boyo

It is the wrong 'em boyo

It is the wrong 'em

It is the wrong 'em boyo

It is the wrong 'em boyo