THREE CARD MONTE
LET ME EXPLAIN THIS GAME ONE MORE TIME
IF YA PICK THE RED, YOU’LL BE DOIN’ FINE
DON’T PICK BLACK ... YA GOTTA PICK RED
THAT’S THE ONLY WAY TO GET AHEAD
TWENTY GETS YA FORTY
FORTY GETS YA EIGHTY
WATCH IT! ... WATCH IT, NOW!
RED EVERY TIME AND TWO BLACKS
YA WIN ON THAT AND YA LOSE ON THAT
I PLAY FAIR, I PLAY SQUARE
AIN’T THERE ANYONE WHO WILL TAKE MY DARE
I SAY FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE, TEN
THE WOMEN CAN PLAY AS WELL AS THE MEN
I SEE YA SWEATIN’ BUT YOU AIN’T BETTIN’
FAST, FAST MONEY IS WORTH THE GETTIN’
IF YA NEED SOME OF THAT HOTEL MONEY
THIS IS WHERE YA GET THE HONEY
FIVE’LL GET YA TEN
TEN’LL GET YA TWENTY
WATCH IT ! ... WATCH IT, NOW!
TWENTY GETS YA FORTY, FORTY GETS YA EIGHTY
A HOTEL ROOM AND A PRETTY LADY
COME ON, MONEY! ... PUT DOWN YOUR TWENTY
WELL, ALLRIGHT! ... NOW YOU’RE COOKIN’
FIND THE RED ... FIND THE RED
OH, NO! ... YA WASN’T LOOKIN’
TRY IT AGAIN ... TRY IT AGAIN
YA LOOK LUCKY, I THINK YA CAN WIN
FIND THE RED, FIND THE RED
OH NO! ... YA MISSED IT AGAIN
1981