Song Description
A bluesy "card game" metaphor about taking a gamble on love and losing.
| Song Length |
4:27 |
Genre |
Blues - Country, Folk - Country |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Poignant, Amiable |
Subject |
Unrequited Love, Bad Love |
| Language |
English |
| |
Lyrics
ONE-EYED JACK
Words and Music by Jackie Morris
Hey, hey, one-eyed Jack
He took my money
He don?t give it back
Now he rides around in a Cadillac
I think I seen the last of one-eyed Jack.
CHO.
That?s what you get you play the game
Songful of wishes
Hatful of rain
Well I?ll never, no I?ll never
No I?ll never, ever do that again
I?ll just hold my heart
And only use my brain.
Hey Jack, what you gonna do
When your luck runs out
And your bankroll, too?
Gonna find a sugar mama
Who?ll take care of you?
Well, I know that story
It ain?t nothin? new.
CHO.
That?s what you get when you don?t see straight
Playin? with pirates
And pieces of eight
Well, I?ll never, no I?ll never
No, Il?l never ever repeat that fate
I?ll just go on home
And double-lock the gate.
Hey, Jack, y?know it?s true
The Joker?s wild
He?s gonna get you, too
And then the queen of hearts will see the last of you
Me, I?m waitin? for a king
But the deuce knows who!
CHO.
That?s what you get when you love in vain
Eyes full of stardust
Hat full of rain
Well I?ll never, no I?ll never
No I?ll never ever do that again.
I?ll just hold my heart and
Only use my brain.
Hey, hey, one-eyed Jack
He took my money
He don?t give it back
Now he rides around in a Cadillac
I think I seen the last...
I think I seen the last...
I think I seen the last of one-eyed Jack.