The Pool Shark Song Lyrics and Chords by Dave Dudley
The Pool Shark
Recorded by Dave Dudley
Written by Tom T. Hall
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He said pardon me for bein' so
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bold
But you got a
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cigarette that's already rolled
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gave him one he lit it in his own good
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time
The smoke in that poolroom
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hung like fog
When he
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talked he sounded like a growling dog
He said
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would you care for a dollar on the five or
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nine
Now the man was ugly and
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his eyes were mean
His
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clothes were dirty but his hands were clean
He
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held that stick like a mother holds the hand of her
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child
Well I've been known to
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hustle a few
When the
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waitress said was he playing you
And I
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said yeah bring me brandy
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water by it
Little Red Parker he was
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way in the back
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Taking quarters and handling racks
And I told him
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Red come up here
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glue 'em up tight
That brandy had me
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feeling warm
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so I tipped that waitress
And I checked her form
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said honey you like a winner and she just
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smiled
I played like a man with a
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broken wrist I
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won two and he won six
And I
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had him set up so I said let's play for
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five
By this time the crowd had
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gathered
round
Just to
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see this fish and just watch him drown
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told that waitress more brandy
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water by it
Well he went out and
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gotta custom cue
And he
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said it's no offense to you
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But I don't play off the wall with nobody but
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friends
It had a gold initials in a
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leather grip
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pearly and silver inlaid tip
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He smiled at me and he said why don't we play fo
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r
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Well I've never seen
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a man that walked wh
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o made those balls and table talk
They're
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speaking English he sure didn't need my
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help
He broke the balls and
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kept that string
For a
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hundred and eighty seven bucks and a ring
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Till I gave up and said friend you're gonna have to play by your
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self
Well he sacked it up and he
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walked
outside
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I strolled out just to watch him ride
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there's a blonde in their caddy built like the rest of tha
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t
car
The boys in the poolroom
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they had 'em a laugh
And
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I hung it up and let it pass
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Didn't have a thing but my elbows to put on th
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bar
And the waitress smiled said
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water by it
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took the charity and thanked her polite
And
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sittin' there sippin' and suddenly I had me a
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thought
Unlucky gambler and
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lucky in love
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guess you know what I was thinking of
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I said waitress honey what time you get
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off
FAQ
Who sang the the song The Pool Shark?
- The song The Pool Shark was sang by Dave Dudley.
Who is Dave Dudley?
- Dave Dudley (born David Darwin Pedruska May 3, 1928 - December 12, 2003) was an American country music singer best known for his truck-driving country anthems of the 1960s and 1970s and his semi-slurred bass. His signature song was "Six Days on the Road", and he is also remembered for "Vietnam Blues", "Truck Drivin' Son-of-a-Gun", and "Me and ol' C.B.". Other recordings included Dudley's duet with Tom T. Hall, "Day Drinking", and his own Top 10 hit, "Fireball Rolled A Seven", supposedly based on the career and death of Edward Glenn "Fireball" Roberts.
