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Thread #77786   Message #1393329
Posted By: Big Mick
30-Jan-05 - 12:13 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Name of the Game... & My Son John (Paxton
Subject: Lyr/Chords Add: THE NAME OF THE GAME IS STUD
Here it is with the chords:

THE NAME OF THE GAME IS STUD
Tom Paxton

Well, [A]late last night, in the Kettle of Fish,
I was havin' a glass of [E7]beer,
When up stepped a rounder by the name of Sam,
That's lately been seen around [A]here.
He gives me a howdy and he buys me a drink,
And he calls me by my [E7]name,
Says: "Some of the boys are just a-waitin' upstairs,
Would you like to have a poker [A]game?"

There were four or five fellas on the table upstairs,
The smoke was thick as sin.
They took my coat and they pulled up a chair,
And they proceeded to deal me in.
I started in winning on the very first hand,
And I kept on winning for a while.
I had money in my pockets and money in my shoes,
And money in a great big pile.

         CHORUS
         But it's, [E]oh, Lordy, [E7]don't you see,
         This [D]old stud poker be the ruin of [A]me?
         You [E7]gotta get ready to shed some blood,
         When the name of the game is [A]stud.

I kept on winning for an hour or more,
And the boys were feeling low.
I was lookin' like a winner and feelin' like a sinner,
And I just had their dough.
I caught a pair of aces on the very last hand,
And I bet my whole bankroll,
But Sammy had a pair of deuces on the deck,
And another deuce in the hole.

         CHORUS

You know, I lost every penny that I had in the world,
I lost my last red cent,
Now my old woman ain't talkin' to me,
And the landlord wants his rent.
I know I had it comin', and I sure enough did,
And I've only got myself to blame,
But my fingers keep itchin' and I keep on twitchin',
Just to find another poker game.

         CHORUS