King of Hearts

Lucinda Williams lead vocals and acoustic guitar
 Mickey White acoustic rhythm and lead guitars, harmony vocals
 Rex Bell electric bass and harmony vocals
 Andre Matthews electric rhythm, lead and slide guitars
 Ira Wilkes drums
 Mickey Moody pedal steel guitar
 Malcolm Smith fiddle and viola
 Can you relieve me, baby
 Take your heart from your sleeve
 And put it on the line,
 Put it right here beside mine.
 I can't seem to read you most of the time
 Don't you know that I need you
 Will you ever be mine
 Love is a gamble,
 I knew it from the start
 Whoever's holding the cards, please deal me the King of Hearts
 Please deal me the King of Hearts.
 SOLO
 If you came to my door
 And you asked me for more I'd lay down beside you.
 I'd never deny you.
 And if I had lots of silver I'd give some to you
 And if I had lots of gold I'd make a rich man of you.
 Everytime I see you,
 I want to fall in love again
 I would like to free you, but you won't even let me in
 You won't even let me in.
 Can you relieve me, baby
 Take your heart from your sleeve,
 And put it on the line
 Put it right here beside mine.
 I can't seem to read you
 Most of the time
 Don't you know that I need you
 Will you ever be mine Love is a gamble,
 I knew it from the start.
 Whoever's holding the cards, please deal me the King of Hearts,
 Please deal me the King of Hearts
 Lucinda Williams "Happy Woman Blues"
 Folkways Records FTS 31067 1980