The Uptown Poker Club-Jerry Reed

[ti:The Uptown Poker Club] [ar:Jerry Reed] [al:The Essential Jerry Reed] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Uptown Poker Club - Jerry Reed [00:08.35]Well now bill jackson went to poor ol' dub [00:10.60]To join the uptown poker club [00:12.15] [00:12.82]And he cursed the day he ever told anybody he joined [00:15.59] [00:16.63]Cause his money used to go like it had wings [00:18.91]When he had queens somebody else had kings [00:20.84]And every night he'd just sit there donatin' all his coins [00:23.51] [00:24.69]He said boys now I'm gonna play it right tonight [00:26.72]I'm gonna watch them cards and I'm gonna play 'em tight [00:29.00]And then when I come in there son my hand's gonna be a peach [00:32.02] [00:32.85]Well he played 'em tight but after awhile [00:34.80]He done lost his self a considerable pile [00:37.11]So he got mad he stood up and he made this little speech [00:39.76] [00:40.98]Now boys you see this razor well I had it sharpened just today [00:44.99] [00:45.68]Now I'm coming' in here with my rules that everybody gonna follow when they play [00:49.50]Now you clyde you keep your hands on top of the table [00:52.54]When you're dealing please [00:54.13]Quit takin' them little wild cards and stickin' em down there between your knees [00:57.74]And jesse quit makin' all them funny signs like you tryin' to [01:00.77]Tip off your hand [01:02.00]You better talk to me in american son american so's I can understand [01:05.47] [01:06.72]And leroy quit takin' em offa the bottom ooh that's rough [01:10.16] [01:10.83]Just take five off the top then stop that's enough [01:13.95] [01:15.02]Then pass me them cards son let me cut on them things every time [01:17.92]Before you deal [01:18.53] [01:19.09]I like to handle them things boy I like to see [01:21.24] [01:22.35]Cause I got news for you lad you ain't playing' this game accordin' [01:24.78]That fella hoyle there [01:25.77]Uh uh no tonight you're playing' this game accordin' to me [01:29.23] [01:37.08]Well now a sittin' around the table in that there game [01:39.39]There just happened to be this ol' one-eyed man [01:41.45]And bill kept watching' him out of the corner of his eye [01:43.97] [01:45.44]This old one-eyed cat he'd been dealin' kinda funny [01:47.70]He done took a whole bunch of big bill's money [01:49.88]So bill rose up and he looked around the room and with a sigh [01:53.26]He said hmm said it's an awful shame [01:55.97]Said there's somebody cheatin' in this here game [01:58.13]Said of course it ain't gonna do for me to stand up here [02:00.26]And mention the guy [02:01.75]So I'll refrain from calling that party's name [02:03.77]But you let me catch him cheatin' just once again [02:05.98]And I'm gonna take my fist and I'm gonna close that other eye [02:08.75] [02:10.10]Now you see this razor well I had it sharpened just today [02:13.91] [02:14.64]Now I'm coming' in here with my rules that everybody must follow when they play [02:18.40]Now clyde you keep them bony hands up here on top of the table [02:21.60]When you're dealin' please [02:22.58] [02:23.43]Don't go takin' them little wild aces stickin' em off down there between your knees [02:26.56] [02:27.30]And jesse cut out makin' all them monkey signs [02:29.88]You still tryin' to tip off your hand [02:31.36] [02:31.92]You better talk to me in american big aa so's I can understand [02:35.10] [02:35.88]And leroy quit takin' em off the bottom of the deck son [02:38.91]I tell ya that's rough [02:40.38]This is an army game son take five then halt that's enough [02:43.14] [02:44.30]Then pass me them face cards over here let me cut them things [02:47.13]Every time before you deal [02:48.06] [02:48.92]Cause I like to delve in there son I got to see [02:50.96] [02:51.90]Cause I got news for you boys you ain't playing this game accordin' to [02:54.41]That fella hoyle there [02:55.21]Uh uh tonight you're playing' this game accordin' to me [02:58.58] [03:01.08]Now then seein' as how you all know [03:03.87]That I didn't ride in here on a head of cabbage [03:06.08] [03:06.76]Henry if you'll break out another deck of them bicycles me [03:10.27]And the boys will get on with the business [03:12.55] [03:13.23]But keep your eye on that fella wearin' the patch [03:15.18] [03:15.78]He holds them cards kinda funny [03:17.01] [03:17.84]Ha ha if he ain't careful somebody around this table liable to jack his jaw [03:21.68] [03:23.59]Ha ha ha ah son I feel like my luck just changed