Song Description
The POKER song.
Story of a heads-up poker match between our protagonist and "the Shark"
Big band brassy Vegas
Song Length |
3:03 |
Genre |
Jazz - Big Band, Pop - Standards |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
Mood |
Tense |
Subject |
Excitement, Other |
Similar Artists |
Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett |
Language |
English |
Era |
1950 - 1959 |
Lyrics
There's a shark in the room somewhere
I can smell the blood from here
He's short stacking on purpose
Little fish think there's nothing to fear
He's sittin' in the weeds - hungry
All head's up, ready to feed
The kill is on - Watchout!
He's gonna make someone bleed
Bodies are floating everywhere
We're creating quite a "crimson tide"
Both of us circling - knowing
This is the final ride
Everything's come down to this
Just like I knew it would
With so much more to lose than pride
We both know we're good
So burn it
And turn it
Cause I'm all in
So you think you're good?
You gotta be great - to think you're gonna win
So burn it
And turn it
Is the river your friend?
So you think you're good
Well you gotta be great - or your ride's gonna end
Final table I'm limpin' in
And the flop's about to fly
The Shark's chopped my legs from under me
Time to do or die
It's my own blood, that I'm drownin' in
But on the turn I'm startin to swim
I dodge a bullet on the river, I see the shark shiver
And my cowboys find a friend
So burn it
And turn it
Cause I'm all in
So you think you're good
You had to be great to think you were gonna win
So burn it
And turn it
The river wasn't your friend
Oh yes you were good
But you had to be great - to Contend