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Jack of Diamonds (Riverboat Blues)

from Goodbye by Scott Pinkmountain

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There’s gaming all night long, and an open bar ‘til dawn, down at the State Line Junction Riverboat
They’ve got Russian Spin and Trust, Californ-I-A or Bust, Treasure Chess and Lucky Penny Slots
For a buck they’ll tie real gold to your arms and legs and throat, throw you overboard just to see how long you’ll float
But the best is when lock you in a pitch black room and shock you, then leave you with a saber and knot

Jack of diamonds come on home, let me hear you roll those laughing bones
Jack of diamonds, I need an inside straight, or a maybe aces and eights
But if I know you, you’re gonna make me wait

Had my own business on my mind, tangled up Lollaberry wine, when the pit boss called me up to see my card
He asked if I was twenty-one, if I’d ever held a gun, then he deputized me with an unceremonious sweep
The dress code made me mean and the pay was anything but clean, but the work itself was never very hard
Just look for shifty little men scratchin’ their noses with a hotel pen and you could spot a cheater in your sleep

Jack of diamonds, wild deuces/stabled studs, cross-eyed kings and Texas nooses
Jack of diamonds, let the games begin/this time I’m going all in
But if I know you, you’re gonna raise the rate

Ah but winning, winning’s for losers.
Big deal, you get to hold the girl and the gold for a while.
But losing, losing’s forever
As far as I can tell it ain’t never going out of style.

The moral of this fable, all you gamblers at the table, all you one-eyed Jakes and whistle-wetting thieves
With your false oblivion, nightmares obsidian, and palpitative hearts like bowling pins
You might think for one cold breath, that you can cheat the sudden death with that ace I see tucked awkward up your sleeve
You can hit or you can stay, you can draw a flush today, but at the end of the night, the house will always win.

Jack of diamonds, tonight we’re gonna bust the bank/you wear your suit of armor, I’m finally gonna show my rank
Jack of diamonds, deal the final blow/this time I’m aiming low
But if you know me, you know I’m gonna take the bait

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from Goodbye, released November 14, 2019

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Scott Pinkmountain (aka Scott Rosenberg) is an American musician and a writer. Over the past 20 years, he has recorded and performed extensively in the U.S. and Europe with many excellent musicians including Anthony Braxton, Jacopo Andreini, Gino Robair, Sam Coomes, Arrington Di Dionyso, Phil Minton, Jaap Blonk, Pauline Oliveros, Tim Daisy, Nate Wooley, and others. ... more

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