Police officer, how can it be?
  you can arrest everybody but cruel Stagolee
  that bad man, cruel Stagolee
  
  Billy Lyons told Stagolee, "Please don't take my life
  i got two baby children and a darling, loving wife"
  that bad man, cruel Stagolee
  
  "would I care about your two babes and darling, loving wife?
  you done stole my Stetson hat, I'm bound to take your life."
  that bad man, cruel Stagolee
  
  Stagolee stood on the gallows, head way up high
  twelve o'clock, they killed him, we were all glad to see him die
  that bad man, cruel Stagolee