Hawlin Alley on a dark and drizzly night
Billy Lyons and 
Stack a Lee had one terrible fight
All about that 
John.B. Stetson 
HatStack a 
Lee walked to the bar-room and he called for a glass of beer
Turned around to 
Billy Lyons, said, "What are you doin' here?""Waitin' for a train to please bring my woman home""Stack a Lee, oh Stack a Lee, please don't take my lifeGot three little children and a weepin', lovin' wifeYou're a bad man, bad man Stack a Lee""God bless your children and I'll take care of your wifeYou stole my John.B., now I'm bound to take your life"
All about that 
John.B. Stetson 
HatStack a 
Lee turned to 
Billy Lyons and he shot him right through the head
Only takin' one shot to kill 
Billy Lyons dead
All about that 
John.B. Stetson 
HatSent for the doctor, well the doctor he did come
Just pointed out, 
Stack a Lee, said, "Now what have you done?You're a bad man, bad man Stack a Lee"
Six big horses and a rubber-tired hack
Taking him to the cemetery but they failed to bring him back
All about that 
John.B. Stetson 
HatHawlin 
Alley, thought 
I heard the bulldog bark
Must have been old 
Stack a Lee stumblin' in the dark
He's a bad man, gonna land him right back in jail
High police walked on to 
Stack a Lee, he was lyin' fast asleep
High police gets 
Stack a Lee and he jumped forty feet
He's a bad man, gonna land him right back in jail
Well, they got old 
Stack a Lee and they led him right back in jail
Couldn't get a man around to go 
Stack a Lee's bail
All about that 
John.B. Stetson 
HatStack a 
Lee turned to the jailer, he said, "Jailer, I can't sleep'Round my bedside Billy Lyons begin to creep"
All about that 
John.B. Stetson 
Hat