This a a pretty famous folk song with Missouri roots. It’s also a “Christmas Song” of sorts—Stagger Lee Shelton murdered Billy Lyons in St. Louis on Christmas Day, 1895, over a John B Stetson hat. Numerous people who can actually play and sing like Mississippi John Hurt, Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan, and the Grateful Dead have done it. There’s also an absolutely bonkers version by Nick Cave on his album Murder Ballads. | Justin Hamm

The Murder Ballad of "Stagger Lee," a gruesome legend | Treble

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