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IV. Card Player
Mother:
You're a card player, damn good card player
But don't let it go to your head
You're my son, and I'll always love you
You mark these words that I've said
You're a card player, damn good card player
But don't be an unkind man
Or your mother won't be here for you
If you ever come home again

Card Player:
And I'm on a winning streak
And my luck's never gonna break
Just take and take and take
And never lose a dime...

Vagrant:
He's a card player, damn good card player
He took me for all that I had
And I live on the streets now outside of his house
He says there's nothing wrong with that
He's a card player, damn good card player,
But I know he's an honest man
He has a good heart and a heartbreaking smile
And a bluff like my mother's loving hands

Card Player:
And I lost another one
Riding it all on one dumb hand
I guess this is my last call
Go home before you lose it all...

Fiancée:
He's a card player, damn good card player
But he's always been my true love
He's a gambler, yes, and a liar,
But never to me nor his family
He's a card player, damn good card player
But like everything, that too will pass
And when he comes home, after the bars
He knows that he owes it to me...
I'm his luck

Card Player:
I'll have just one more drink
A whiskey for the road
No, thanks, Jack, deal me out
I've gotta be heading home...

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from The Devil Plays Poker Original Cast Recording, released January 31, 2014

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Christoph Whitbeck is a singer, guitarist, and songwriter, living in New York City.

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