The Darktown Poker Club-Phil Harris/Ted Weems

[ti:The Darktown Poker Club] [ar:Phil Harris] [al:1000 Hits of the Forties, Vol. 31] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Darktown Poker Club - Phil Harris/Ted Weems [00:07.79]Bill jackson was a poor old dub [00:09.78]Who joined the darktown poker club [00:11.48]But cursed the day he told them he would join [00:15.29]His money used to go like it had wings [00:17.21]If he yelled queens someone had kings [00:19.05]And each night he would contribute all his coin [00:22.81]Then he said i'm gonna play em tight tonight [00:24.28]He said there'll be no bobtail flushes make me bite [00:26.29]Cause when i gets in them my hands will be a peach [00:30.25]And he played them tight but lost his pile [00:32.11]And bill got peevish after a while [00:33.57]So he rose looked all around and made this speech [00:37.71]He said you all see this brand new razor [00:39.33]I had it sharpened just today [00:40.26] [00:41.13]Now i'm coming in there with my rules [00:42.84]That you must follow when you play [00:45.08]Now keep your big bony hands on the table [00:46.87]While you dealing please [00:48.54]And don't be slipping them aces down there [00:50.22]Er in between your knees [00:52.36]And don't be making all them funny signs [00:53.85]Like you trying to tip off your hand [00:55.10]Just talk in american boy american [00:57.44]So i can understand [00:59.29]And don't be dealing off the bottom [01:00.41]Because ooh that's rough [01:02.90]Take five five then stop that's enough [01:06.33]Now when you bet put up the chips [01:07.83]Because i don't like it when you shy [01:09.84]Then if you get busted go on out and get some [01:11.66]I'm gonna be here by and by [01:13.79]Pass them cards for me to shuffle [01:15.26]Everytime before you deals [01:17.30]Then if anythings wrong i must see [01:20.68] [01:21.23]Cause i mean you always ain't no er [01:22.75]Keep playing that game according to mr hoyle [01:25.08]You all play this game according to me [01:29.48] [01:35.94]Now sitting right there in that there clan [01:37.76]There chance to be a one eyed man [01:39.31]And bill kept watching him out the corner of his eye [01:43.37]When ole one eye would deal and then [01:45.22]Would cost that bill another five or ten [01:47.01]Bill got up again looked all around him with a sigh [01:50.83]He said lord this is an awful shame [01:52.48]He said there someone cheating in this ere game [01:54.10]He said it goes er [01:55.08]It ain't no do for me to name the guy [01:58.04]So i'll refrain from mentioning the party's name [01:59.88]If i catch him cheating just once again [02:01.56]I'm gonna take my fist and close that other eye [02:05.51]Now you see this brand new razor [02:07.06]I had it sharpened just today [02:08.91]I'm coming in there with my own rules [02:10.66]That you must follow when you play [02:12.37]Hey kid keep your hands up there [02:14.66]While you're giving them out please [02:16.88]Stop putting them wildies [02:18.08]Down there tween your knees [02:19.97]Stop making all them funny signs [02:21.28]Like you're trying to tip off your hand [02:22.47]Keep talking in american big aaa [02:25.37]That's what i can understand [02:27.07]And don't be getting them off the bottom [02:28.35]Because i keep trying to tell you it's rough [02:30.55]This an army game five five halt that's enough [02:33.43] [02:34.34]Now when you bet let me see the reds and blues [02:35.99]Cause i don't like it when you shy [02:37.91]Then if you run out of gas go get pumped up [02:39.51]I'm gonna be here by and by [02:41.73]Pass them pasteboards for me to shuffle [02:43.27]Everytime before you deal let me ripple [02:45.74]Anything wrong i wanna see [02:48.99]I mean you always ain't gonna keep playing the game now [02:50.81]According to that mr hoyle [02:52.61]You all gonna play this game according to me [02:55.41]Henry if you break the seal on that new deck of bicycles [02:58.70]We'll go on from there yeah [03:00.50] [03:01.44]Yeah yeah yeah