Tom Paxton - The Name Of The Game Is Stud lyrics

Well late last night, in the Kettle of Fish I was havin' a gla** of beer When up comes a Rounder by the name of Sam That lately been seen around here He gives me a “Howdy” and he buys me a drink And he calls me by my name Says some of the boys are just a-waitin' upstairs Would you like to have a Poker game There were four or five fellas round 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 winnin' with the very first hand And I kept on winnin' for a while I had money in my pockets and money in my shoes And money in a great big pile But it's - Oh Lordy, don't you see This old Stud Poker be the ruin of me You got to get ready to shed some blood When the name of the game is Stud I kept on winnin' for an hour or more And the boys were feelin' low I was lookin' like a winner n' feeling like a sinner And I just about had their dough I caught a pair of aces on the very last hand And I bet my whole bank-roll But Sam he had a pair of deuces on the deck And another deuce in the hole And it's - Oh Lordy, don't you see This old Stud Poker be the ruin of me You got to get ready to shed some blood When the name of the game is Stud You know I lost every penny 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 it sure enough did And I've only got myself to blame But my fingers keep itching and I keep on twitching Just to find another Poker game And it's - Oh Lordy, don't you see This old Stud Poker be the ruin of me You got to get ready to shed some blood When the name of the game is Stud