Mr. Mudd and Mr. Gold

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Well the wicked king of clubs awoke
 And it was to his queen turned
 His lips were laughing as they spoke
 His eyes like bullets burned
 The sun's upon a gambling day
 His queen smiled low and blissfully
 Let's make some wretched fool to play
 Plain it was she did agree
 He send his deuce down into diamond
 His four to hart, and his trey to spade
 Three kings with their legions come
 Preparations soon where made
 They voted club the days commander
 Gave him an army face and number
 All but the outlaw jack of diamonds
 And the aces in the sky
 Well, he gave his sevens first instructions
 Spirit me a game of stud
 Stakes unscarred by limitation
 Between a man named Gold and man named Mud
 Club filled Gold with greedy vapors
 Till his long, green eyes did glow
 And Mudd was left with the sighs and trembles
 Watching his hard earned money go
 Flushes fell on Gold like water
 Tens they paired and paired again
 But the aces only flew through heaven
 And the diamond jack called no man friend
 Now, the Diamond Queen saw Muds ordeal
 Began to think of her long lost son
 Fell to her knees with a mother's mercy
 And prayed to the angels every one
 Now, the Diamond Queen, she prayed and prayed
 And the Diamond Angel filled Muds hole
 The wicked King of Clubs himself
 Fell in face down in front of Gold
 Now, three kings come to Clubs command
 But the angels from the sky did ride
 Three kings up on the streets of Gold
 Three fireballs on the muddy side
 The club queen heard her husband's call
 But Lord, that Queen of Diamond's joy
 When the outlaw in the heavenly hall
 Turned out to be a wandering boy
 Now, Mudd he checked and Gold bet all
 And Mudd he raised and Gold did call
 And the smile just melted on his face
 When Mudd turned over that diamond ace
 Now, here's what this story's told
 If you feel like Mudd you'll end up Gold
 If you feel like lost, you'll end up found
 So amigo, lay them raises down

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Duration
02:17
Key
4
Tempo
109 BPM

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