Lyr Req: When the Chips Are Down (Sharpe/Wingfield

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: When the chips are down?
From: GUEST
Date: 01 Aug 04 - 09:31 AM

Marvellous! I spent ages searching - literally hours over several evenings. And I'm an investigator by trade! Clearly, Googling is a skill I need to develop beyond my current level.

Thanks a million.

Subject: ADDPOP: When the chips are down?
From: Hillheader
Date: 01 Aug 04 - 06:38 AM

Google has This

---

WHEN THE CHIPS ARE DOWN
(R.Sharpe - P.Wingfield)
ROCKY SHARPE & THE REPLAYS (Chiswick, 1978)

Shooby dooby doo...

Here's my story, it's sad but it's true
It's happening to me my friends
But don't let it happen to you

I got a rent collector knockin' at my door
I got no more credit at the grocery store
It's just a dose of bad luck that's goin' around
Will you still love me when the chips are down?

I got a daytime job that lasts all night
I got a color TV that's only black and white
I wouldn't know good luck from a hole in the ground
Will you still love me when the chips are down?

You will call me a loser, but I'd have to say no
I drew the joker instead of the ace
That's just the way it goes

I'm in trouble, I'm in a heck of a mess
Tryin' to look on the bright side
But things look bad I guess

I got no more money left in my bank
I got a run down radio with a leakin' tank
It's just a dose of bad luck that's goin' around
Will you still love me when the chips are down?

I got a three-piece suit, but two pieces don't match
I got a regular itch where I can't scratch
I wouldn't know good luck from a hole in the ground
Will you still love me when the chips are down?

You will claim I'm a loser, but I have to say no
I drew the joker instead of the ace
That's just the way it goes

This is my story, it's sad but it's true
It's happening to me my friends
But don't let it happen to you

I got eight months of unpaid bills
I can't pay 'em now and I know I never will
Maybe good times are knockin', but I don't hear the sound
So, will you still love me when the chips are down?
Will you still love me when the chips are down?
Say, will you still love me when the chips are....

Shooby Dooby doo...

Subject: Lyr Req: When the chips are down?
From: GUEST,Mikefule
Date: 31 Jul 04 - 07:01 PM

OK, so this isn't a folk song or a tradtional song, but all attempts on Google have failed. A doo wop/rock and roll/blues sort of song I used to have on a tape that I can no longer find.

I can remember this snatch of lyrics:

"I've got eight(?) weeks of unpaid bills
I can't pay 'em now and I know I never will
Maybe good times are coming but I don't hear a sound
Will you still love me when the chips are down?

Each verse ends with "will you still love me when the chips are down?"

The version I had was by one of the regular rock & roll cover bands. Possibly Rocky Sharpe and the Replays; less likely to be Darts.

Can anyone help with the lyrics, or any publication/writer details, or even the proper title, as I think I'd like to sing it.

Thanks
Mike