Clash - The Card Cheat Lyrics
(strummer/jones)Theres a solitary man crying, hold me.Its only because hes a-lonelyIf the keeper of time runs slowlyHe wont be alive for long!If he only had time to tell of all of the things he plannedWith a card up his sleeve, what would he achieve?It means nothing!To the opium den and the barroom ginIn the belmont chair playing violinsThe gamblers face cracks into a grinAs he lays down the king of spadesBut the dealer just staresTheres something wrong here, he thinksThe gambler is seized and forced to his kneesAnd shot deadHe only wanted more timeAway from the darkest doorBut his luck it gave inAs the dawn light crept inAnd he lay on the floorFrom the hundred year war to the crimeaWith a lance and a musket and a roman spearTo all of the men who have stood with no fearIn the service of the kingBefore you met your fate be sure youDid not forsake your loverMay not be around anymore
