Life Is a Lottery

We three sat in the bar Horse racing on TV Lets take a gamble said we As the horse,s lined up, just three We all backed a different horse None of us won, how come My stake was a straight win on the second My mate had a straight win on the third No prize for second or third place You should have seen my face We turn to third man with joy He must have won, oh boy No, he gambled on a forecast First two past the post in correct order One won, the other last This gambling game is murder Three men, three horses Six possible winning outcomes Life sure is a lottery Stick to solitaire Eventually you will get there Winning the lottery Twenty million horses lined up You need the first six past the post to win Throw your tickets in the bin