Johnny Mercer - Ace In The Hole Lyrics
This town is full of guysWho think they’re mighty wiseJust because they know a thing or twoYou’ll meet them, night and dayStrollin’ up and down BroadwayTelling of the wonders they can doOh, sing it, Bobby boy!I just didThere’s con men and there’s boostersThere’s card sharks and crapshootersThey congregate around the MetropoleIf I knew what that meant, I would agree with himThey wear flashy ties and collarsYes, but where do they get their dollars?They all have got an ace, down in the holeYes, and some of them writeTo the old folks for coinAnd that is their ace in the holeAnd others have friendsOn the old TenderloinThat’s their old ace in the holeWhy, they’ll tell you of tripsThat they’re going to makeFrom Florida to the North PoleThe fact is, their name would be 'Mud'Just like a chum playin’ studIf they lost that old ace in the holeOh yes, now, some of them writeYou’ll find a lot of them write to the(Just a minute, just a minute)Let the man play his piano soloBut I want to sing tenorI don’t really care if you sing ten or twenty minutesAfter he’s through playin’ pianoListen to ‘em, I think I make it better than he doesWell, that’s the nastiest remark I’ve ever heardListen now, if you don’t like the way I singWhy don’t you sing?Sing 'Melancholy Baby', sing something!Why, they tell you of the tripsThey’re gonna makeOver Florida, all the way up to the North PoleOh, it’s sad, it's sad, Volare!But their names would be mudLike a chum playin’ studIf they lost that old ace, ace in the holeHave another drink!
