Ante up, gentlemen, the game is New Texas Hold 'em
Here at One-Eyed Jack's we only play with 52 cards, no jokers
But suicide kings are wild
Welcome to the house, my boy, come in, sit, have a cigar
I hear that you're a dab hand at the cards
It's always a pleasure to see Billy Vangelis' boy
I trust you'll give your daddy my regards
Now, it's about your father that I want to speak to you
See, he's got himself a little debt
And I thought that you might help him out by doing a few jobs for me
Nothing all that new to you, I'll bet
Tell me, how would you feel about killing a few folk?
I know that your hands are already red
Don't worry, no one real important and no one who would be missed
You'll barely even notice that they're dead
Alright Jack, I reckon I can do that for you
Good
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And when, at last, my father fell
With a bullet through his spine
The hand that had held onto that smoking gun
And pulled the trigger was mine
And as he lay there, dying on the floor
He whispered, "I forgive you, son
There ain't no other way that our story could end
No other way our race could have run"
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Welcome back again, I hope it wasn't too distasteful
You'll see that in the end it's for the best
You'll be needing a new father, I thought I might fit the bill
Take my hand, dear Jonny, have a rest
"Well, that's very kind of you, Jack
And I know that in your own heart
You only ever did what was best for me
But you see, I don't need a father anymore
Got a new friend, she's a doctor
She gave me an interesting prescription, let's see if I can remember
Oh, yeah, half an ounce of lead to be injected directly into the brain
And it wasn't a prescription for me"
I left the room devoid of life, no more of One-Eyed Jack
There's nothing left to keep me here, no memories to pack
With half a can of kerosene and a match to set the tone
The casino burned behind me and I'll never go marching home
The bar, it was the first to burn, the timbers went up well
The poker tables followed suit, that fire and brimstone smell
I took Doc Carmilla's hand and we went forth to roam
The casino burned behind us and I'll never go marching home
No aces, deuces, spades, hearts, diamonds or clubs
No royal flush, no dead man's hand
No suicide kings, no one-eyed jacks
And definitely no jokers