Deuces Wild Song Lyrics and Chords by Frankie Laine
Deuces Wild
Recorded by Frankie Laine
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Deuces wild
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deuces
wild
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He came my way to play the
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game
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Up and down the river
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looking all the
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while
For a man who plays poker with
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deuces
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wild
He's the man who plays poker with
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deuces
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wild
When I was just a lad
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before I turned
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bad
No more than the age of
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ten
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heard my poor old ma
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pleading with my
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pa
Please
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don't go gambling
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again
Well known in New Orleans and
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along the river
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streams
As destinies gambling
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child
With
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tattoos on his arm he
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had a good luck
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charm
The
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words were deuces
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wild
Deuces wild
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deuces
wild
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He came my way to
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play the
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game
He's the man who played poker with
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deuces
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wild
Soon he disappeared and
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then through the
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years
My ma slowly died in
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shame
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so as I was leaving I
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swore that I'd get
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even
With
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him who gave me my
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name
So I began to deal
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on the Natchez
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Keel
Who's Captain sure liked my
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style
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Revenge was in my will I
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had to find and
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kill
The
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man with deuces
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wild
Cut a card
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play it hard
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making
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myself a
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name
He's the man who played poker with
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deuces
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Many years had passed
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and I lived them
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fast
My search set my soul on
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fire
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They knew me up and down in
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every levy
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town
As
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one with a crazy
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desire
And with my own two hands I
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had to break the
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man
Who gambled with such a
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smile
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would put a bullet through the
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man with that
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tattoo
Who
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sure loved deuces
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wild
Up and down the river
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looking all the
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while
For a man who plays poker with
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deuces
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wild
He's the man who plays poker with
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deuces
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wild
One day I played a hand
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with tough Dixie
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Dan
Who came up from Mobile
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way
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When he saw he was beaten he
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said that I was
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cheating
His
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gun quickly pushed the cards
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away
As I heard the bullet scream an
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old gent stepped
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between
He looked up and smiled and
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died
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And tattooed on his arm I
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saw a good luck
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charm
The
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words were deuces
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wild
Deuces wild
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deuces
wild
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He came my way to play the
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game
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Cut a card
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play it hard
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making
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myself a
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name
Up and down the river
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looking all the
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while
Looking for a man who plays poker with
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deuces
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wild
FAQ
Who sang the the song Deuces Wild?
- The song Deuces Wild was sang by Frankie Laine.
Who is Frankie Laine?
- Frankie Lane (20 July 1948 - 19 May 2011) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He began his Football League career with Tranmere Rovers, before joining Liverpool, where he spent four years as reserve goalkeeper. He made only two appearances for the club - the first of which, against Derby County, was notable for an incident where he safely caught a cross, only to step back over his goal line - but did make it onto the bench for the 1973 UEFA Cup Final, before leaving to join Notts County in 1975. He was also second choice at Meadow Lane, understudying Eric McManus, before dropping into non-league football with Kettering Town in March 1978.
Lane died in May 2011.
