Mr. Mudd and Mr. Gold-Townes Van Zandt

[ti:Mr. Mudd and Mr. Gold] [ar:Townes Van Zandt] [al:High, Low And In Between] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Mr. Mudd and Mr. Gold - Townes Van Zandt [00:09.54]Well the wicked king of clubs awoke [00:11.33] [00:12.29]And it was to his queen turned [00:14.03]His lips were laughing as they spoke [00:15.93] [00:16.96]His eyes like bullets burned [00:18.75]The sun's upon a gambling day [00:20.82]His queen smiled low and blissfully [00:23.33]Let's make some wretched fool to pay [00:25.19] [00:25.88]Plain it was she did agree [00:27.22] [00:28.39]He send his deuce down into diamond [00:30.12]His four to heart and his trey to spade [00:32.00] [00:32.86]Three kings with their legions come [00:34.71] [00:35.31]Preparations soon where made [00:36.96] [00:37.64]They voted club the days commander [00:39.39]Gave him an army face and number [00:41.62]All but the outlaw jack of diamonds [00:44.18]And the aces in the sky [00:45.61] [00:54.37]Well he gave his sevens first instructions [00:56.47] [00:57.15]Spirit me a game of stud [00:58.75]Stakes unscarred by limitation [01:01.23]Between a man named gold and man named Mud [01:04.18]Club filled gold with greedy vapors [01:06.21]'Till his long green eyes did glow [01:08.56]And Mud was left with the sighs and trembles [01:10.82]Watching his hard earned money go [01:12.36] [01:13.31]Flushes fell on gold like water [01:15.18]Tens they paired and paired again [01:16.91] [01:17.56]But the aces only flew through heaven [01:19.63]And the diamond jack called no man friend [01:21.87] [01:22.52]Now the diamond Queen saw muds ordeal [01:24.68]Began to think of her long lost son [01:26.69]Fell to her knees with a mother's mercy [01:28.91]And prayed to the angels every one [01:30.71] [01:31.36]Now the diamond Queen she prayed and prayed [01:33.58]And the diamond Angel filled muds hole [01:35.61]The wicked king of clubs himself [01:38.33]Fell in face down in front of Gold [01:40.34]Now three kings come to clubs command [01:42.77]But the angels from the sky did ride [01:44.99]Three kings up on the streets of Gold [01:47.20]Three fireballs on the muddy side [01:49.97]The club queen heard her husband's call [01:52.10]But Lord that Queen of Diamond's joy [01:54.45]When the outlaw in the heavenly hall [01:56.48]Turned out to be a wandering boy [01:58.69]Now mud he checked and Gold bet all [02:01.25]And mud he raised and Gold did call [02:03.67]And the smile just melted on his face [02:05.60]When mud turned over that diamond ace [02:08.38]Now here's what this story's told [02:10.47]If you feel like Mud you'll end up Gold [02:12.84]If you feel like lost you'll end up found [02:15.05]So amigo lay them raises down