Mr. Mudd And Mr. Gold - Live-Townes Van Zandt

[ti:Mr. Mudd And Mr. Gold - Live] [ar:Townes Van Zandt] [al:Live At The Old Quarter, Houst] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Mr. Mudd And Mr. Gold - Live - Townes Van Zandt [01:25.84]Well the wicked king of clubs awoke [01:27.46] [01:28.46]And it was to his queen turned [01:30.09] [01:30.71]His lips were laughing as they spoke [01:32.43] [01:33.24]His eyes like bullets burned [01:35.18]The sun's upon a gambling day [01:37.24]His queen smiled low and blissfully [01:39.55]Let's make some wretched fool to play [01:41.63] [01:42.20]Plain it was she did agree [01:43.76] [01:44.88]He send his deuce down into diamond [01:46.29]His four to hart and his trey to spade [01:48.72] [01:49.60]Three kings with their legions come [01:51.60]Preparations soon where made [01:53.10] [01:54.04]They voted club the days commander [01:55.91]Gave him an army face and number [01:58.53]All but the outlaw jack of diamonds [02:00.25]And the aces in the sky [02:01.81] [02:11.18]Well he gave his sevens first instructions [02:13.56]Spirit me a game of stud [02:15.43]Stakes unscarred by limitation [02:17.41]Between a man named Gold and man named Mud [02:19.78] [02:20.41]Club filled Gold with greedy vapors [02:22.29]Till his long green eyes did glow [02:24.47] [02:25.04]And Mud was left with the sighs and trembles [02:27.47]Watching his hard earned money go [02:29.04] [02:29.66]Flushes fell on Gold like water [02:31.54]Tens they paired and paired again [02:34.04]But the aces only flew through heaven [02:35.85]And the diamond jack called no man friend [02:38.47]Now the Diamond Queen saw Muds ordeal [02:40.54]Began to think of her long lost son [02:42.85]Fell to her knees with a mother's mercy [02:44.36]And prayed to the angels every one [02:47.42]Now the Diamond Queen she prayed and prayed [02:49.74]And the Diamond Angel filled Muds hole [02:52.11]The wicked King of Clubs himself [02:53.96]Fell in face down in front of Gold [02:56.52]Now three kings come to Clubs command [02:58.58]But the angels from the sky did ride [03:01.18]Three kings up on the streets of Gold [03:03.11]Three fireballs on the muddy side [03:04.86] [03:05.61]The club queen heard her husband's call [03:07.42]But Lord that Queen of Diamond's joy [03:09.46] [03:10.08]When the outlaw in the heavenly hall [03:11.93]Turned out to be a wandering boy [03:14.17]Now Mud he checked and Gold bet all [03:16.17]And Mud he raised and Gold did call [03:18.99]And the smile just melted on his face [03:20.99]When Mud turned over that diamond ace [03:22.80]Now here's what this story's told [03:25.46]If you feel like Mud you'll end up Gold [03:28.02]If you feel like lost you'll end up found [03:29.77]So amigo lay them raises down