Queen of Draw Poker Town — текст песни (Hank Snow)

Recorded by Hank Snow

HER EYES LOOKED AT MINE WITH A COLD VACANT STARE
I`D STILL LIKE TO KNOW WHAT I SAW IN HER THERE
SHE WAS`ANT OUTSTANDING HER FEATURES WERE SMALL
AND PERSONALITY WISE SHE HAD NOTHING AT ALL

BUT TWO PEOPLE THAT NIGHT ME AND GOD ABOVE
KNEW THIS WAS THE WOMAN THAT I`D ALWAYS LOVE
FOR WHO CAN EXPLAIN WHAT GOES ON IN YOUR HEART
THAT CAN CAUSE A WOMAN TO TEAR YOU APART

IN A SWANK POKER CLUB WHERE IT`S LEGAL TO PLAY
AND THE SUCKERS AND BOOZE TURN THE NIGHT INTO DAY
THERE I LED WITH MY HEART WHEN THE BIG CHIPS WERE DOWN
AND I LOST TO THE QUEEN OF DRAW POKER TOWN

I WAS SOON TO FIND OUT WHY THEY GAVE HER THAT NAME
SHE WAS HOOKED ON THE CARDS AND LIVED FOR THE GAME
I THOUGHT SHE MIGHT CHANGE BUT IT`S NOW PLAIN TO SEE
THE DECK HAD BEEN STACKED AND THE JOKER WAS ME

MY BILLS ARE UNPAID AND THE RENT MONEY`S GONE
THE BREAD BOX IS EMPTY AND OUR CLOTHES ARE IN PAWN
AND NIGHT AFTER NIGHT YOU`LL FIND ME ALONE
JUST WALKING THE FLOOR UNTIL SHE GETS HOME

DAY AFTER DAY I KEEP TELLIN MYSELF LET HER GO BREAK AWAY
LET THE SUCKERS AND BOOZE TURN THE NIGHT INTO DAY
BUT SPEAKIN OF FOOLS YOU CAN HAND ME THE CROWN
FOR I STILL LOVE THE QUEEN OF DRAW POKER TOWN

NOW HERE IS A WOMAN WHO LIVES WITHOUT SHAME
A SICK MIND A SLAVE TO THE DRAW POKER GAME
DAY AND NIGHT THERE SHE SIT WITH HER COVETED CHIPS
AND THE CIGARETTE SMOKE BILLOWS OUT FROM HER LIPS

A PITIFUL SITE FROM HER HEAD TO HER FEET
I KNOW SHE WOULD RATHER PLAY POKER THAN EAT
BUT I ALSO KNOW WELL BUT I CANT TELL YOU WHY
I`LL LIVE JUST FOR HER UNTIL THE DAY THAT I DIE

THE LANDLORD CAN WAIT I`LL RUN AND I`LL HIDE
WHO CARES IF THE BREAD BOX IS EMPTY INSIDE
I`LL STAY HOME ALONE I`LL GO WITHOUT SHOES
I`VE GOT NOTHING TO GAIN BUT NO MORE TO LOSE

TILL THE DAY SHE PLAYS HER LAST HAND HER LAST CARD IS DRAWN
TILL I`VE SOLD MY LAST SHIRT AND MY LAST BUCK IS GONE
I`LL BE KING OF THE FOOLS AND I`LL NEVER SIT DOWN
FOR I WORSHIP THE QUEEN OF DRAW POKER TOWN