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Thread #66688 Message #3301621
Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
03-Feb-12 - 03:13 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Jack o' Diamonds (Lonnie Donegan)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Jack o' Diamonds (Lonnie Donegan)

There is an article about the Jack and its history in Wikipedia.
Poker is the game in the song. Some mythology has become attached to the Jack, or knave.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_(playing_card)