Gambler's Romance
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~Down in the "Big Easy" playing cards in a house of chance,
she’ll lay you down a losing hand, with her bluffed romance.
Her cards have many faces, but few can win her hand,
and a hard hand bet can break a heart; you'd better understand...
When you play the cards in New Orleans,
she cuts them with a knife,
when you bet the house on a Cajun Queen,
you could lose your life.
I try to find an angle, she gives a little glance.
She deals down on the table with a little dance.
With an ace in the hole do I double-down or should I let it ride?
Her eyes will give away her edge; it's something she can’t hide...
When you play the cards in New Orleans,
she cuts them with a knife,
when you bet the house on a Cajun Queen,
you could lose your life.
She holds the Queen of Diamonds in the palm of her right hand,
and my ace’s heart is broken when she deals to another man.
She lays her card down easy, the winner stakes his claim.
But the winning hand doesn’t understand to her it’s just a game.
When you play the cards in New Orleans,
she cuts them with a knife,
when you bet the house on a Cajun Queen,
you could lose your life.
Copyright © Mark Massey | Year Posted 2025
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