Stagger Lee
Details
- Band
- The Grateful Dead
- Play count
- 195
- First played
- 1978-08-30 — Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Lyrics
1948, Xmas eve, with a full moon over town
Stagger Lee shot Billy DeLions
And he blew that poor boy down.
Do you know what he shot him for?
What do you make of that?
Cause Billy DeLions threw the lucky dice
Won Stagger Lee's Stetson hat.
Bayo, Bayo, 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.
Bayo go get him or give the job to me.
Delia DeLions, dear 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 (no more).
Not only is that mother big but he packs a .45 (four).
Bayo, 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
Bayo, Bayo, 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".
Links
Performances
| Date | Venue | Location | Set | # | Recording |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-06-18 | Giants Stadium | East Rutherford, New Jersey | Set 1: | 4 | |
| 1995-06-03 | Shoreline Amphitheatre | Mountain View, California | Set 1: | 5 | |
| 1995-04-05 | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Coliseum | Birmingham, AL | Set 1: | 3 | |
| 1995-03-24 | Charlotte Coliseum | Charlotte, NC | Set 1: | 2 | |
| 1994-12-19 | Los Angeles Sports Arena | Los Angeles, California | Set 1: | 2 | — |
| 1994-12-19 | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena | Los Angeles, California | Set 1 | 2 | |
| 1994-12-09 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 1: | 2 | — |
| 1994-12-09 | Oakland Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 1 | 2 | |
| 1994-10-15 | Madison Square Garden | New York | Set 1: | 3 | |
| 1994-10-09 | USAir Arena | Landover, MD | Set 1: | 4 | |
| 1994-09-16 | Shoreline Amphitheatre | Mountain View, California | Set 1: | 4 | |
| 1994-08-01 | The Palace of Auburn Hills | Auburn Hills, Michigan | Set 1: | 4 | — |
| 1994-08-01 | Palace of Auburn Hills | Auburn Hills, Michigan | Set 1 | 4 | |
| 1994-07-21 | Deer Creek Music Center | Noblesville, Indiana | Set 1: | 5 | |
| 1994-07-01 | Shoreline Amphitheatre | Mountain View, California | Set 1: | 4 | |
| 1994-06-08 | Cal Expo Amphitheatre | Sacramento, California | Set 1: | 6 | |
| 1994-03-27 | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Uniondale, New York | Set 1: | 3 | |
| 1994-03-05 | Desert Sky Pavilion | Phoenix, AZ | Set 1: | 2 | — |
| 1994-03-05 | Blockbuster Desert Sky Pavilion | Phoenix, AZ | Set 1 | 2 | |
| 1993-12-08 | Los Angeles Sports Arena | Los Angeles, California | Set 1: | 4 | — |
| 1993-12-08 | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena | Los Angeles, California | Set 1 | 3 | |
| 1993-09-30 | Boston Garden | Boston, MA | Set 1: | 6 | |
| 1993-09-24 | Boston Garden | Boston, MA | Set 1: | 4 | |
| 1993-09-13 | Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 1: | 4 | — |
| 1993-09-13 | The Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 1 | 4 | |
| 1993-09-09 | Richfield Coliseum | Richfield, Ohio | Set 1: | 3 | |
| 1993-06-18 | Soldier Field | Chicago, Illinois | Set 1: | 4 | |
| 1993-05-22 | Shoreline Amphitheatre | Mountain View, California | Set 1: | 5 | |
| 1993-04-01 | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Uniondale, New York | Set 1: | 5 | |
| 1993-03-24 | Dean E. Smith Student Activities Center | Chapel Hill, NC | Set 1: | 1 | — |
| 1993-03-24 | Dean Smith Center / University of North Carolina | Chapel Hill, NC | Set 1 | 1 | |
| 1993-03-10 | Rosemont Horizon | Rosemont, Illinois | Set 1: | 2 | |
| 1992-12-11 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 1: | 4 | — |
| 1992-12-11 | Oakland Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 1 | 5 | |
| 1992-07-01 | Buckeye Lake Music Center | Thornville, Ohio | Set 1: | 3 | |
| 1992-06-23 | Coca-Cola Star Lake Amphitheater | Burgettstown, Pennsylvania | Set 1: | 5 | — |
| 1992-06-23 | Star Lake Amphitheatre | Burgettstown, Pennsylvania | Set 1 | 5 | |
| 1992-06-09 | Richfield Coliseum | Richfield, Ohio | Set 1: | 5 | |
| 1992-05-20 | Cal Expo Amphitheatre | Sacramento, California | Set 1: | 4 | |
| 1992-03-12 | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Uniondale, New York | Set 1: | 4 | |
| 1992-03-06 | Hampton Coliseum | Hampton, VA | Set 1: | 4 | |
| 1992-02-22 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 1: | 3 | — |
| 1992-02-22 | Oakland Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 1 | 3 | |
| 1991-12-27 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 1: | 7 | — |
| 1991-12-27 | Oakland Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 1 | 8 | |
| 1991-09-20 | Boston Garden | Boston, MA | Set 1: | 5 | |
| 1991-09-05 | Richfield Coliseum | Richfield, Ohio | Set 1: | 3 | |
| 1991-08-18 | Shoreline Amphitheatre | Mountain View, California | Set 1: | 8 | |
| 1991-06-16 | Giants Stadium | East Rutherford, New Jersey | Set 1: | 6 | |
| 1991-06-07 | Deer Creek Music Center | Noblesville, Indiana | Set 1: | 3 | |
| 1991-05-10 | Shoreline Amphitheatre | Mountain View, California | Set 1: | 3 | |
| 1991-04-05 | The Omni | Atlanta, GA | Set 1: | 3 | |
| 1991-03-25 | Knickerbocker Arena | Albany, New York | Set 1: | 3 | |
| 1990-12-14 | McNichols Sports Arena | Denver, Colorado | Set 1: | 5 | |
| 1990-09-16 | Madison Square Garden | New York | Set 1: | 3 | |
| 1990-07-23 | World Music Theatre | Tinley Park, Illinois | Set 1: | 3 | |
| 1990-07-12 | Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium | WA | Set 1: | 6 | — |
| 1990-07-12 | Robert F. Kennedy Stadium | WA | Set 1 | 5 | |
| 1990-06-15 | Shoreline Amphitheatre | Mountain View, California | Set 1: | 6 | |
| 1990-03-18 | Hartford Civic Center | Hartford, CT | Set 1: | 3 | |
| 1990-02-25 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 1: | 5 | — |
| 1990-02-25 | Oakland Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 1 | 5 | |
| 1989-12-08 | Great Western Forum | Inglewood, California | Set 1: | 3 | — |
| 1989-12-08 | The Forum | Inglewood, California | Set 1 | 2 | |
| 1989-10-26 | Miami Arena | Miami, FL | Set 1: | 3 | |
| 1989-10-20 | Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 1: | 8 | — |
| 1989-10-20 | The Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 1 | 8 | |
| 1989-10-08 | Hampton Coliseum | Hampton, VA | Set 1: | 6 | |
| 1989-08-05 | Cal Expo Amphitheatre | Sacramento, California | Set 1: | 3 | |
| 1989-07-04 | Rich Stadium | Orchard Park, New York | Set 1: | 6 | |
| 1989-04-30 | Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre | Irvine, California | Set 1: | 3 | |
| 1989-04-16 | Mecca Arena | Milwaukee, WI | Set 1: | 4 | |
| 1989-03-28 | The Omni | Atlanta, GA | Set 1: | 4 | |
| 1988-10-20 | The Summit | Houston, TX | Set 1: | 7 | — |
| 1988-10-20 | Summit Arena | Houston, TX | Set 1 | 8 | |
| 1988-09-30 | Shoreline Amphitheatre | Mountain View, California | Set 1: | 3 | |
| 1988-09-18 | Madison Square Garden | New York | Set 1: | 6 | |
| 1988-09-14 | Madison Square Garden | New York | Set 1: | 4 | |
| 1988-09-06 | Capital Centre | Landover, MD | Set 1: | 5 | |
| 1988-06-23 | Alpine Valley Music Theatre | East Troy, WI | Set 1: | 6 | |
| 1988-04-08 | Centrum in Worcester | Worcester, MA | Set 1: | 3 | — |
| 1988-04-08 | The Centrum | Worcester, MA | Set 1 | 3 | |
| 1988-03-27 | Hampton Coliseum | Hampton, VA | Set 1: | 3 | |
| 1988-03-16 | Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center | Oakland, California | Set 1: | 3 | |
| 1987-11-08 | Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center | Oakland, California | Set 1: | 3 | |
| 1987-10-02 | Shoreline Amphitheatre | Mountain View, California | Set 1: | 2 | |
| 1987-09-13 | Capital Centre | Landover, MD | Set 1: | 3 | |
| 1987-07-06 | Civic Arena | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Set 1: | 8 | — |
| 1987-07-06 | Pittsburgh Civic Arena | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Set 1 | 8 | |
| 1987-06-27 | Alpine Valley Music Theatre | East Troy, WI | Set 1: | 3 | |
| 1987-05-02 | Frost Amphitheater | Stanford, California | Set 1: | 4 | — |
| 1987-05-02 | Frost Amphitheatre / Stanford University | Stanford, California | Set 1 | 4 | |
| 1987-04-07 | Brendan Byrne Arena | East Rutherford, New Jersey | Set 1: | 5 | — |
| 1987-04-07 | Meadowlands Arena | East Rutherford, New Jersey | Set 1 | 5 | |
| 1987-03-30 | Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 1: | 3 | — |
| 1987-03-30 | The Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 1 | 3 | |
| 1986-12-28 | Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center | Oakland, California | Set 1: | 4 | |
| 1986-12-16 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 1: | 5 | — |
| 1986-12-16 | Oakland Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 1 | 5 | |
| 1986-06-29 | Alpine Valley Music Theatre | East Troy, WI | Set 1: | 6 | |
| 1986-06-22 | William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre | Berkeley, California | Set 1: | 8 | — |
| 1986-06-22 | Greek Theatre / University of California | Berkeley, California | Set 1 | 8 | |
| 1986-04-19 | Berkeley Community Theatre | Berkeley, California | Set 1: | 2 | |
| 1986-04-01 | Providence Civic Center | Providence, RI | Set 1: | 3 | |
| 1986-03-19 | Hampton Coliseum | Hampton, VA | Set 1: | 2 | |
| 1986-02-08 | Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center | Oakland, California | Set 1: | 5 | |
| 1985-12-30 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 1: | 5 | — |
| 1985-12-30 | Oakland Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 1 | 5 | |
| 1985-11-20 | Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center | Oakland, California | Set 1: | 3 | |
| 1985-11-17 | Long Beach Arena | Long Beach, California | Set 1: | 3 | |
| 1985-11-10 | Brendan Byrne Arena | East Rutherford, New Jersey | Set 1: | 5 | — |
| 1985-11-10 | Meadowlands Arena | East Rutherford, New Jersey | Set 1 | 5 | |
| 1985-11-01 | Richmond Coliseum | Richmond, VA | Set 1: | 3 | |
| 1985-10-26 | USF Sun Dome | Tampa, FL | Set 1: | 5 | — |
| 1985-10-26 | Sun Dome / University of South Florida | Tampa, FL | Set 1 | 4 | |
| 1985-09-10 | Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center | Oakland, California | Set 1: | 3 | |
| 1985-09-05 | Red Rocks Amphitheatre | Morrison, Colorado | Set 1: | 4 | |
| 1985-09-02 | The Zoo Amphitheatre | Oklahoma City, OK | Set 1: | 6 | — |
| 1985-09-02 | Zoo Amphitheatre | Oklahoma City, OK | Set 1 | 6 | |
| 1985-07-01 | Merriweather Post Pavilion | Columbia, MD | Set 1: | 6 | |
| 1985-06-27 | Saratoga Performing Arts Center | Saratoga Springs, New York | Set 1: | 4 | |
| 1985-06-21 | Alpine Valley Music Theatre | East Troy, WI | Set 1: | 1 | |
| 1985-06-14 | William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre | Berkeley, California | Set 1: | 6 | — |
| 1985-06-14 | Greek Theatre / University of California | Berkeley, California | Set 1 | 5 | |
| 1982-08-10 | Iowa Field House | Iowa City, IA | Set 1: | 9 | — |
| 1982-08-10 | Field House / University of Iowa | Iowa City, IA | Set 1 | 9 | |
| 1982-08-04 | Kiel Auditorium | St. Louis, Missouri | Set 1: | 8 | |
| 1979-12-04 | Uptown Theater | Chicago, Illinois | Set 1: | 7 | — |
| 1979-12-04 | Uptown Theatre | Chicago, Illinois | Set 1 | 6 | |
| 1979-11-23 | Golden Hall | San Diego, California | Set 1: | 8 | |
| 1979-11-08 | Capital Centre | Landover, MD | Set 1: | 2 | |
| 1979-11-05 | Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 1: | 6 | — |
| 1979-11-05 | The Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 1 | 6 | |
| 1979-10-27 | Cape Cod Coliseum | South Yarmouth, MA | Set 1: | 6 | |
| 1979-09-02 | Augusta Civic Center | Augusta, Maine | Set 1: | 4 | |
| 1979-08-14 | McNichols Sports Arena | Denver, Colorado | Set 1: | 7 | |
| 1979-07-01 | Seattle Center Coliseum | Seattle, WA | Set 1: | 6 | — |
| 1979-07-01 | Seattle Center Arena | Seattle, WA | Set 1 | 7 | |
| 1979-06-28 | Sacramento Memorial Auditorium | Sacramento, California | Set 1: | 8 | |
| 1979-05-12 | Alumni Stadium | Amherst, MA | Set 1: | 6 | — |
| 1979-05-12 | Alumni Stadium / University of Massachusetts | Amherst, MA | Set 1 | 6 | |
| 1979-05-09 | Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena | Binghamton, New York | Set 1: | 7 | |
| 1979-05-08 | Recreation Building, Penn State University | University Park, Pennsylvania | Set 1: | 7 | — |
| 1979-05-08 | Recreation Hall / Penn State University | University Park, Pennsylvania | Set 1 | 8 | |
| 1979-05-07 | Allan Kirby Field House | Easton, Pennsylvania | Set 2: | 11 | — |
| 1979-05-07 | Allan Kirby Field House / Lafayette College | Easton, Pennsylvania | Set 2 | 11 | |
| 1979-05-03 | Charlotte Coliseum | Charlotte, NC | Set 1: | 4 | |
| 1979-04-22 | Spartan Stadium | San Jose, California | Set 1: | 9 | — |
| 1979-04-22 | Spartan Stadium / San Jose State University | San Jose, California | Set 1 | 7 | |
| 1979-02-09 | Memorial Hall | Kansas City, Missouri | Set 1: | 8 | — |
| 1979-02-09 | Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall | Kansas City, Missouri | Set 1 | 8 | |
| 1979-02-07 | SIU Arena | Carbondale, Illinois | Set 1: | 8 | — |
| 1979-02-07 | SIU Arena / Southern Illinois University | Carbondale, Illinois | Set 1 | 8 | |
| 1979-02-03 | Market Square Arena | Indianapolis, Indiana | Set 1: | 8 | |
| 1979-01-20 | Shea's Buffalo Theater | Buffalo, New York | Set 1: | 8 | |
| 1979-01-17 | New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum | New Haven, CT | Set 1: | 6 | — |
| 1979-01-17 | Veterans Memorial Coliseum | New Haven, CT | Set 1 | 6 | |
| 1979-01-15 | Springfield Civic Center | Springfield, MA | Set 1: | 6 | |
| 1979-01-14 | Utica Memorial Auditorium | Utica, New York | Set 2: | 14 | |
| 1979-01-10 | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Uniondale, New York | Set 1: | 7 | |
| 1979-01-07 | Madison Square Garden | New York | Set 1: | 7 | |
| 1979-01-05 | Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 1: | 7 | — |
| 1979-01-05 | The Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 1 | 8 | |
| 1978-12-31 | Winterland Arena | San Francisco, California | Set 1: | 8 | |
| 1978-12-30 | Pauley Pavilion | Los Angeles, California | Set 1: | 7 | — |
| 1978-12-30 | Pauley Pavilion / University of California | Los Angeles, California | Set 1 | 6 | |
| 1978-12-28 | Golden Hall | San Diego, California | Set 1: | 5 | |
| 1978-12-22 | Dallas Convention Center | Dallas, TX | Set 1: | 6 | — |
| 1978-12-22 | Dallas Convention Center Arena | Dallas, TX | Set 1 | 6 | |
| 1978-12-21 | The Summit | Houston, TX | Set 1: | 3 | |
| 1978-12-19 | Mississippi Coliseum | Jackson, MS | Set 2: | 14 | |
| 1978-12-17 | Fox Theatre | Atlanta, GA | Set 1: | 7 | |
| 1978-12-16 | Nashville Municipal Auditorium | Nashville, TN | Set 1: | 6 | |
| 1978-12-12 | Miami Jai-Alai Fronton | Miami, FL | Set 1: | 8 | — |
| 1978-12-12 | Jai-Alai Fronton | Miami, FL | Set 1 | 9 | |
| 1978-11-24 | Capitol Theatre | Passaic, New Jersey | Set 1: | 4 | |
| 1978-11-23 | Capital Centre | Landover, MD | Set 1: | 3 | |
| 1978-11-21 | Rochester Community War Memorial | Rochester, New York | Set 2: | 13 | — |
| 1978-11-21 | Rochester War Memorial | Rochester, New York | Set 2 | 13 | |
| 1978-11-20 | Cleveland Music Hall | Cleveland, Ohio | Set 1: | 6 | |
| 1978-11-18 | Uptown Theater | Chicago, Illinois | Set 1: | 6 | — |
| 1978-11-18 | Uptown Theatre | Chicago, Illinois | Set 1 | 6 | |
| 1978-11-16 | Uptown Theater | Chicago, Illinois | Set 1: | 8 | — |
| 1978-11-16 | Uptown Theatre | Chicago, Illinois | Set 1 | 8 | |
| 1978-11-14 | The Music Hall | Boston, MA | Set 1: | 6 | — |
| 1978-11-14 | Boston Music Hall | Boston, MA | Set 1 | 7 | |
| 1978-11-13 | The Music Hall | Boston, MA | Set 1: | 9 | — |
| 1978-11-13 | Boston Music Hall | Boston, MA | Set 1 | 9 | |
| 1978-10-21 | Winterland Arena | San Francisco, California | Set 1: | 6 | |
| 1978-10-18 | Winterland Arena | San Francisco, California | Set 1: | 6 | |
| 1978-10-17 | Winterland Arena | San Francisco, California | Set 1: | 7 | |
| 1978-09-15 | The Pyramids | Giza, Egypt | Set 1: | 7 | — |
| 1978-09-15 | Giza Sound and Light Theatre | Cairo, Egypt | Set 1 | 7 | |
| 1978-09-02 | Giants Stadium | East Rutherford, New Jersey | Set 1: | 5 | |
| 1978-08-30 | Red Rocks Amphitheatre | Morrison, Colorado | Set 1: | 5 |
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