Johnny Mercer - Ace In The Hole lyrics
rate meThis town is full of guys<br />
Who think they’re mighty wise<br />
Just because they know a thing or two<br />
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You’ll meet them, night and day<br />
Strollin’ up and down Broadway<br />
Telling of the wonders they can do<br />
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Oh, sing it, Bobby boy!<br />
I just did<br />
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There’s con men and there’s boosters<br />
There’s card sharks and crapshooters<br />
They congregate around the Metropole<br />
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If I knew what that meant, I would agree with him<br />
They wear flashy ties and collars<br />
Yes, but where do they get their dollars?<br />
They all have got an ace, down in the hole<br />
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Yes, and some of them write<br />
To the old folks for coin<br />
And that is their ace in the hole<br />
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And others have friends<br />
On the old Tenderloin<br />
That’s their old ace in the hole<br />
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Why, they’ll tell you of trips<br />
That they’re going to make<br />
From Florida to the North Pole<br />
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The fact is, their name would be 'Mud'<br />
Just like a chum playin’ stud<br />
If they lost that old ace in the hole<br />
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Oh yes, now, some of them write<br />
You’ll find a lot of them write to the<br />
(Just a minute, just a minute)<br />
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Let the man play his piano solo<br />
But I want to sing tenor<br />
I don’t really care if you sing ten or twenty minutes<br />
After he’s through playin’ piano<br />
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Listen to ‘em, I think I make it better than he does<br />
Well, that’s the nastiest remark I’ve ever heard<br />
Listen now, if you don’t like the way I sing<br />
Why don’t you sing?<br />
Sing 'Melancholy Baby', sing something!<br />
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Why, they tell you of the trips<br />
They’re gonna make<br />
Over Florida, all the way up to the North Pole<br />
Oh, it’s sad, it's sad, Volare!<br />
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But their names would be mud<br />
Like a chum playin’ stud<br />
If they lost that old ace, ace in the hole<br />
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Have another drink!
