Ace in the Hole
Unveiling the Deceptive Charms of Urban Aces
Lyrics
This town is full of guys
This town is inhabited by men
Who think they're mighty wise,
Who believe they possess great knowledge or cleverness
Just because they know a thing or two.
Merely because they have some expertise
You see them every day
These individuals are seen regularly
Walkin' up and down Broadway,
Strolling along Broadway
Telling of the wonders they can do.
Boasting about their remarkable abilities
There's con men and there's boosters,
Including swindlers and enthusiastic promoters
Card sharks and crap-shooters.
Professional gamblers and dice players
They congregate around the Metropole.
They gather around the Metropole
They wear fancy ties and laces,
Adorned in elaborate neckwear and shoelaces
But where do they get their aces?
But where do they obtain their secret advantages?
They all have got an ace down in the hole!
Each one possesses a hidden advantage or trick
Some of them write to the old folks for coin,
Some ask their elderly relatives for money
And that is their ace in the hole,
That's their hidden advantage
And others have friends on the old Tenderloin;
Others have connections in a disreputable area
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 they plan to take
From Florida to the North Pole.
From Florida to the North Pole
The fact is, their name would be mud,
But in reality, they'd be in a bad situation
Like a chump playing stud,
Similar to a foolish card player
If they lost that old ace down in the hole!
If they lost their hidden advantage
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