Story Behind The Song
Realization that forces other than one's self influence life's turns.
Song Description
Learning to play the hands life deals
| Song Length |
3:20 |
Genre |
Blues - Traditional, Country - Honky Tonk |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Composed, Welcoming |
Subject |
Luck/Coincidence, Money |
| Language |
English |
| |
Lyrics
ONE-EYED JACK
Tommy Carter - Copyright - 2004
Verse 1
Folks have always said, he's known as the one-eyed jack
He rides with luck and fortune of his kind.
Whichever way the cards might turn.
he never looks back. He's the jack of hearts charming
with the ne eye you see.
And he's the jack of spades showing the one eye too.
So sly and cunning.
CHORUS
So, look out for the one-eyed jack. He deals and neve
looks back.
Face up or face dowm the one-eyed jack wll always take
your best play.
Verse 2
Yes, I've always seen that old boy known as the
one-eyed jack.
He's always on the scene, just a-waiting is deal.
And you know once he gave me a sidewise look,
a long, long ook.
But I could not say it was earts or spades.
Repeat Chorus
Verse 3
So, I took my hand and I did not look back.
Cause I knew the one-eyed jack was surely
a -lookin ' at me.
Fold or bet, the one-eyed jack always knows..
And the black jack reams and schemes and
he does see how the cards wll turn.
Repeat Chorus