Ace in the Hole
Unveiling Hidden Aces: The Facade of Swagger
Lyrics
This town is full of guys
This town has many men
Who think they're mighty wise,
Who believe they're highly knowledgeable
Just because they know a thing or two.
Due to their familiarity with certain things
You see them every day
They're regularly seen
Walkin' up and down Broadway,
Walking along Broadway
Telling of the wonders they can do.
Boasting about their exceptional abilities
There's con men and there's boosters,
There are swindlers and thieves
Card sharks and crap-shooters.
Card players and gamblers
They congregate around the Metropole.
Gathered at the Metropole
They wear fancy ties and laces,
Dressed extravagantly
But where do they get their aces?
But where do they obtain their hidden advantages?
They all have got an ace down in the hole!
They all possess a secret advantage
Some of them write to the old folks for coin,
Some request money from elderly relatives,
And that is their ace in the hole,
That's their secret advantage
And others have friends on the old Tenderloin;
Others have connections in disreputable areas;
That's their old ace in the hole.
That's their secret advantage
They'll tell you of trips that they're going to take
They boast about future trips
From Florida to the North Pole.
From Florida to the North Pole
The fact is, their name would be mud,
In reality, their reputation would suffer greatly
Like a chump playing stud,
Like a naive person in a card game
If they lost that old ace down in the hole!
If they lost their secret advantage
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