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