Mr. Mudd & Mr. Gold (Live)-Townes Van Zandt

[00:01.12]Steve Earle - Mr. Mudd and Mr. Gold [00:02.17] [00:09.46]Well the wicked king of clubs awoke [00:12.04]And it was to his queen turned [00:13.91]His lips were laughing as they spoke [00:16.35]His eyes like bullets burned [00:18.11] [00:18.45]The sun's upon a gambling day [00:20.22]His queen smiled low and blissfully [00:22.22]Let's make some wretched fool to play [00:24.05]Plain it was she did agree [00:26.22] [00:26.57]He send his deuce down into diamond [00:28.84]His four to hart, and his trey to spade [00:31.34]Three kings with their legions come [00:33.32]Preparations soon where made [00:35.22] [00:35.52]They voted club the days commander [00:37.83]Gave him an army face and number [00:39.99]All but the outlaw jack of diamonds [00:41.71]And the aces in the sky [00:43.74] [00:52.43]Well, he gave his sevens first instructions [00:54.52]Spirit me a game of stud [00:56.68]Stakes unscarred by limitation [00:58.62]Between a man named Gold and man named Mud [01:00.91] [01:01.16]Club filled Gold with greedy vapors [01:03.00]Till his long, green eyes did glow [01:05.14]And Mudd was left with the sighs and trembles [01:07.74]Watching his hard earned money go [01:09.47] [01:10.05]Flushes fell on Gold like water [01:11.84]Tens they paired and paired again [01:13.90]But the aces only flew through heaven [01:16.02]And the diamond jack called no man friend [01:17.99] [01:18.47]Now, the Diamond Queen saw Muds ordeal [01:20.90]Began to think of her long lost son [01:22.97]Fell to her knees with a mother's mercy [01:24.94]And prayed to the angels every one [01:26.89] [01:27.12]Now, the Diamond Queen, she prayed and prayed [01:29.37]And the Diamond Angel filled Muds hole [01:31.29]The wicked King of Clubs himself [01:33.58]Fell in face down in front of Gold [01:35.37] [01:35.77]Now, three kings come to Clubs command [01:37.84]But the angels from the sky did ride [01:40.34]Three kings up on the streets of Gold [01:42.10]Three fireballs on the muddy side [01:44.21] [01:44.50]The club queen heard her husband's call [01:46.60]But Lord, that Queen of Diamond's joy [01:48.74]When the outlaw in the heavenly hall [01:50.86]Turned out to be a wandering boy [01:52.81] [01:53.06]Now, Mudd he checked and Gold bet all [01:55.43]And Mudd he raised and Gold did call [01:57.16]And the smile just melted on his face [01:59.53]When Mudd turned over that diamond ace [02:01.37] [02:01.77]Now, here's what this story's told [02:03.66]If you feel like Mudd you'll end up Gold [02:06.09]If you feel like lost, you'll end up found [02:08.08]So amigo, lay them raises down [02:11.73]