| Well late last night, in the Kettle of Fish
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| I was havin' a glass of beer
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| When up comes a Rounder by the name of Sam
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| That lately been seen around here
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| He gives me a «Howdy» and he buys me a drink
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| And he calls me by my name
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| Says some of the boys are just a-waitin' upstairs
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| Would you like to have a Poker game
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| There were four or five fellas round the table upstairs
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| The smoke was thick as sin
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| They took my coat and they pulled up a chair
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| And they proceeded to deal me in
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| I started in winnin' with the very first hand
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| And I kept on winnin' for a while
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| I had money in my pockets and money in my shoes
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| And money in a great big pile
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| But it’s —
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| Oh Lordy, don’t you see
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| This old Stud Poker be the ruin of me
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| You got to get ready to shed some blood
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| When the name of the game is Stud
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| I kept on winnin' for an hour or more
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| And the boys were feelin' low
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| I was lookin' like a winner n' feeling like a sinner
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| And I just about had their dough
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| I caught a pair of aces on the very last hand
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| And I bet my whole bank-roll
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| But Sam he had a pair of deuces on the deck
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| And another deuce in the hole
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| And it’s —
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| Oh Lordy, don’t you see
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| This old Stud Poker be the ruin of me
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| You got to get ready to shed some blood
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| When the name of the game is Stud
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| You know I lost every penny I had in the world
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| I lost my last red cent
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| Now my old woman ain’t talkin' to me
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| And the landlord wants his rent
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| I know I had it comin' and it sure enough did
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| And I’ve only got myself to blame
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| But my fingers keep itching and I keep on twitching
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| Just to find another Poker game
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| And it’s —
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| Oh Lordy, don’t you see
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| This old Stud Poker be the ruin of me
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| You got to get ready to shed some blood
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| When the name of the game is Stud |