The Everly Brothers – Three Armed Poker-Playin River Rat (Guitar)

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In the summertime in 1861

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And I was livin' near to Cairo town

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Only 20 years old  when  I stepped aboard the River Queen

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Well a man walked  up in a shiny blue suit

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He said “Son you wanna play some cards?”

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It was the three-armed poker playin' river rat from New Orleans

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Well we sat down to play a little game of Black Jack

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And the folks how they gathered round

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And then he started to deal so fast my head commenced to spin

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In one hand he had a drink

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In one hand he had a smoke

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In one hand he had a royal flush

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Dirty three-armed poker playin' river rat from New Orleans

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You know I played ‘til I was broke

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Then I upped and walked away

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To have a talk with a gal I'd found

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For to get some sympathy for way the stranger treated me

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Well he walked up as bold as brass

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Put two arms around her waist

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And with the other hand he knocked me down

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I hate the three-armed poker playin' river rat from New Orleans

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And now morning has come to rolling River Queen

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Where the gamblin' man slept last night

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Folks say he fell overboard, and was washed out to sea

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And here I'm sitting here in a shiny blue suit

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Just a-grinnin' like a crazy fool

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Kinda wonderin' what to do with the other sleeve

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I hate that three-armed poker playin' river rat from New Orleans