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The Pool Shark
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Dave Dudley
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He said, "Pardon me for bein' so bold
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But you got a cigarette that's already rolled"
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I gave him one, he lit it in his own good time
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The smoke in that poolroom hung like a fog
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When he talked it sounded like a growling dog
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He said, "Would you care for a dollar on the five or nine?"
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Now this man was ugly and his eyes were mean
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His clothes were dirty but his hands were clean
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He held that stick like a mother holds the hand of her child
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Well, I've been known to hustle a few
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When the waitress said, "Was he playing you?"
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And I said, "Yeah, bring me brandy water by"
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Little Red Parker was way in the back taking quarters and handling racks
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And I told him, "Red, come up here, glue 'em up tight
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That brandy had me feeling warm, I tipped that waitress
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And I checked her form
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And I said, "Honey, you like a winner", and she just smiled
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I played like a man with a broken wrist, I won two and he won six
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And I had him set up so I said, "Let's play for five"
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But this time the crowd had gathered round
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To see this fish and just watch him drown
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I told that waitress, "More brandy water by"
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Then he went out and got a custom cue
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He said, "It's no offense to you
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But I don't play off the wall with nobody but friends"
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He had a gold initials in a leather grip pearly and silver inlaid tip
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He smiled at me and he said, "Hell-a-way, we play for ten"
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Well, I never seen a man that walk who made those balls and table talk
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They're speaking English, he sure didn't need my help
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He broke the ball and kept that string
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For a 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 yourself"
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Well, he racked it up and walked outside
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And I strolled out just to watch him ride
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And there was a blond in their caddy built like the rest of that car
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The boys in the poolroom they had 'em a laugh
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And I hung it up and just let it pass
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And had nothin' but my elbows to put on the bar
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And the waitress smiled said, "Water by?"
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I took the charity and thanked her polite
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And sittin' there sippin' and suddenly I had me a thought
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Unlucky gambler and lucky in love
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Guess you know what I was thinking of
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When I said waitress, "Honey, what time you get off?"
The Pool Shark
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