Name: Will Lee's "Stagger Lee" on Letterman, May 13, 1986, Stereo Upgrade
Uploaded: 2016-08-01T05:02:47.000Z
Description: Watch the stand-up comedy video 'Will Lee's "Stagger Lee" on Letterman, May 13, 1986, Stereo Upgrade' from Don Giller on Comedy Buff. Published 2016-08-01. Transcript available.

Watch the stand-up comedy video 'Will Lee's "Stagger Lee" on Letterman, May 13, 1986, Stereo Upgrade' from Don Giller on Comedy Buff. Published 2016-08-01. Transcript available.

okay thank you folks i uh i sincerely hope at home there you're still watching
because we have
a great treat for you tonight my next guest is here every night playing bass
with the band but
by day this man works as a singer on numerous commercials and on albums albums
with people
like shaka khan george benson and peter wolf here tonight singing stagger lee
from parts unknown
our very own will lee the night was clear and the moon was yellow and the
leaves came tumbling
down now this is the story of two crazy fools
now one cat lost his cool and the other cat he didn't make it
i was standing on the corner when i heard my bulldog bark
he was fogging at the two men who were gambling in the dark
it was stagger lee and billy two men who gambled late
stagger lee threw a seven and billy swore he threw eight
stagger lee told billy i can't let you go with that
you have worn all my money and my brand new steps and hat
well stagger lee he went home and he got his forty-four said now i'm going to
the ballroom
just to pay that dead eye off come on stagger
stay and leave went to the ballroom and he stood across the ballroom floor said
now nobody move and they put in forty-four
stay and leave went to the ballroom and he stood across the ballroom floor said
now nobody move and they put in forty-four
stay and leave cried billy
ooh please don't you take my life
i got three hungry children and a very very sickly wife
stay and leave
you shot billy
now they shot that move for so bad
the bullet went through billy and it broke the
Watch in this glass, this shower.
- Thank you so much.
- Will Lee, Sidney Gettys, Paul Shafer,
in the always dangerous and concept.
We'll be right back.
Nice job.