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Stagger Mountain Tragedy (Kris Kristofferson)

I was born on Stagger Mountain in the sunshine and the snow
And leavin' was the first mistake I made
But I hungered for the shadows in the valley down below
And the girl who danced the tune the devil played.

Her smile was like the blinding light of sunshine on the snow
And the flashin' of her hair was black as sin,
And her body set the smokes of hell to boilin' in my skull
And the fiddle of the devil made her spin.

Morning sunshine high on the mountains
Where the air is pure and cold
But there's darkness in the shadows
In the canyons of my soul.

The lantern cast her shadow like a demon on the wall
And the naked sweat was gleaming on her skin
And the room was spinnin' closer as her clothes began to fall,
And the eagle started screamin' in my brain.

Then I saw the laughin' dagger and I heard the devil scream
And her bleedin' heart was beatin' in my hand
Then the darkness flew away and I was standin' by a tree
With a hanging rope a-danglin' from a limb.

Morning sunshine high on the mountains
Where the air is pure and cold
But there's darkness in the shadows
In the canyons of my soul.