Jack 'O Diamonds Is a Hard Card to Play-Mance Lipscomb

[ti:Jack 'O diamonds Is a Hard Card to Play] [ar:Mance Lipscomb] [al:Essential Blues Collection] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Jack 'O Diamonds Is a Hard Card to Play - Mance Lipscomb [00:18.07]Well I played him end of spring [00:21.61]And he never won a thing [00:25.21]Jack of diamonds was a hard card to play [00:32.26]Well I played him end of fall [00:35.44]And he never won at all [00:39.30]Jack of diamonds was a hard card to play [00:46.15]I fell down on my knees [00:49.42]Tried to play Jack of Spades [00:52.87]Jack of diamonds was a hard card to play [01:13.20]Well I played him 'gainst the ace [01:16.53]He was a starvation in my face [01:19.99]Jack of diamonds was a hard card to play [01:28.57]Well I played him 'gainst the deuce [01:31.79]Pulled a jack when it weren't no use [01:35.14]Jack of diamonds was a hard card to play [02:01.38]Well I played him 'gainst the tre [02:04.37]It was on it a fiver lay [02:07.97]Jack of diamonds was a hard card to play [02:14.44]And I played the jack 'gainst the four [02:17.65]Turned the jack's red indigo [02:21.00]Jack of diamonds was a hard card to play [02:27.45]I played him 'gainst the five [02:30.58]That Abe Lincoln made me cry [02:33.85]Jack of diamonds was a hard card to play [02:40.33]And I played him 'gainst the six [02:43.05]It left me in a terrible fix [02:46.65]Jack of diamonds was a hard card to play [03:17.39]And I told you last week [03:20.54]Just as plain as a man could speak [03:23.49]I'm gonna send you to your proper pay day [03:29.69]And I played the jack 'gainst the king [03:32.72]And it made the deal sing [03:35.79]Jack of diamonds was a hard card to play [03:41.88]I played it 'gainst the queen [03:44.80]And it turned my money green [03:47.86]Jack of diamonds was a hard card to play