Jack of Diamonds-Nora Jane Struthers

[00:07.38] [00:08.54]I walked to school on Monday and when I stepped in the door [00:12.69]the other girls were gathered in a circle on the floor [00:16.98]Their slates and books were resting, dejected upon their desks [00:20.63]Their skirts bloomed out around them like the late spring tulips [00:24.37]Their skirts bloomed out around them like the late spring tulips [00:28.89]Henrietta glanced up and called to come and see [00:33.27]Peering round the ponytails all was revealed to me [00:37.16]A shinny deck of playing cards strewn upon the ground [00:41.54]Hastily we snatched them up as the bell began to sound [00:45.28]Hastily we snatched them up as the bell began to sound [00:50.25] [00:58.63]When the lessons ended we lingered in the street [01:03.25]Counted up and made sure that the whole deck was complete [01:07.11]Then Henrietta handed the entire lot to me [01:10.41]She said, Annabelle, tonight, keeper of the cards you'll be [01:14.92]She said, Annabelle, tonight, will you keep them safe for me [01:18.50]When I got home I snuck into my room and shut the door [01:23.06]I knew I should be stealthy, still I spread them on the floor [01:27.00]Red and black and yellow, green, blue, purple, and white [01:30.80]The faces of the kings and queens brought colorfully to life [01:34.53]The hard faces of royalty brought colorfully to life [01:40.78] [01:59.47]I didn't hear my mother until it was too late [02:04.57]Like a storm out of the southwest, she blew in and she raged [02:08.61]Before I knew what hit me all the cards were in her hands [02:12.15]She was screaming at the Devil as to the kitchen fire she ran [02:16.00]She was screaming at the Devil as to the kitchen fire she ran [02:20.74]Hot on her heels in horror, I knelt before the flames [02:24.38]Where the beauty of each number was burned into my brain [02:28.38]With my hands deep in my pockets, my teary eyes cast down [02:32.32]My mother learned me all the places Satan can be found [02:35.96]My mother learned me all the places Satan can be found [02:41.99] [03:03.28]She said, Though it may seem harmless, a game of cards can lead [03:07.39]To greed and lust and whiskey, even infidelity [03:10.82]She made me swear to never hold the Devil's deck again [03:15.04]But I've still got the Jack of Diamonds underneath my bed [03:19.12]Yeah, I've still got the Jack of Diamonds underneath my bed [03:22.77]I've still got the Jack of Diamonds underneath my bed [03:26.75]I've still got the Jack of Diamonds underneath my bed [03:31.09]I've still got the Jack of Diamonds underneath my bed [03:40.22]