The wicked king of clubs awoke

it was to his queen turned

his lips were laughing as they spoke

his eyes like bullets burned

the sun's upon a gambling day

his queen smiled low and blissfully

let's make some wretched fool to play

plain it was she did agree





He send his deuce down into diamond

his four to hart, and his trey to spade

three kings with their legions come

preparations soon where made

they voted club the days commander

gave him an army face and number

all but the outlaw jack of diamonds

and the aces in the sky





He give his sevens first instructions

spirit me a game of stud

stakes unscarred by limitation

'tween a man named Gold and man named Mud

Club filled Gold with greedy vapors

'til his long, green eyes did glow

Mud was left with the sighs and trembles

watching his hard earned money go





Flushes fell on Gold like water

tens they paired and paired again

but the aces only flew through heaven

and the diamond jack called no man friend

The diamond queen saw Muds ordeal

began to think of her long lost son

fell to her knees with a mother's mercy

prayed to the angels every one





The diamond queen, she prayed and prayed

and the diamond angel filled Muds hole

the wicked king of clubs himself

fell in face down in front of Gold

now three kings come to Clubs command

but the angels from the sky did ride

three kings up on the streets of Gold

three fireballs on the muddy side





The club queen heard her husband's call

but Lord that queen of diamond's joy

when the outlaw in the heavenly hall

turned out to be a wandering boy

Now Mud he checked and Gold bet all-ac