I remember once I played a faro game, then whist.
Who was playing? Can’t recall that varmint.
On that day I lost two bitches from the zone to him,
Shouldn’t’ve gone with spades instead of diamonds!

First, he took his time to shuffle playing cards with skill,
Then I made my move - off beam and dicey.
I was biting lips and he was throwing bills at will,
And I went with spades instead of diamonds!

Hands were shaking badly, as if I were stealing chicks,
As if in my first game ever, frightened.
He lost fifty to me first, just for the fun of it,
And I went with spades instead of diamonds!

Stakes were going up, and everything was nice and swell,
Then I made my move - off beam and dicey.
He was betting me these two again, and so I went,
And I went with spades instead of diamonds!

I reshuffled the whole deck to play another round,
But my nerves gave up to the excitement.
I had no alternatives - and so I took him down,
Shouldn’t’ve gone with spades instead of diamonds!