the dealer (down and losin')

jack of diamonds

queen of spades

fingers tremble and the memory fades

and it's a foolish man

who tries to bluff the dealer

jokers laughed and lady luck smiled

the aces were high and the deuces were wild

when you're down and losin'

everyone's a cheater

you can't win and you can't break even

you can't get out of the game

you shouldn't stay but you ain't leavin'

'cause your luck may change again

just when things were going fine

someone jumped you from behind

when you're down and losin'

everyone's a cheater

you can't win and you can't break even

you can't get out of the game

you shouldn't stay but you ain't leavin'

'cause your luck may change again

jack of diamonds

queen of spades

fingers tremble and the memory fades

when you're down and losin'

everyone's a cheater

well

the jokers laughed and lady luck smiled

the aces were high and the deuces were wild

and it's a foolish man

who tries to bluff the dealer

jack of diamonds

queen of spades

fingers tremble and the memory fades

when you're down and losin'

everyone's a cheater

well

the jokers laughed and lady luck smiled

the aces were high and the deuces were wild

and it's a foolish man

who tries to bluff the dealer