'til the money runs out

[stagger_lee]

mr stagger-lee hopped a train from new orleans about a month ago
and he's been evading the law ever since
hiding out up in the country
each night he sneaks out of his hideaway
and travels around new york in search of friends and booze
the other night he was attacked by some bandits who taped fortys to his hands
but he showed them
he finished those fortys, spit in their faces
he asked for more and danced till his feet were blistered in his boots
sha-la-la-la he's in love with a scene
an obscene group of kids who have no intentions of growing up
who can't even if they try
photos bottles and swears are thrown about
scattered all over the floor
the mess looks glorious and brings a smile to stagger-lee's pierced face

from kitchen to kitchen
yours truly
tone 'stagger-lee' b.e.