Key: G major•
Verse 1
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Hey, hey, hey, hey.
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I got a little story
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I'd like to tell y 'all.
This story was about a guy
that was a young man
and he liked to gamble.
He related everything to
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cards.
He related his life to cards, you know, like an ace, a deuce, a three, a four,
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a five, a six, a 10, a jack, a king, a king, a queen, everything.
Matter of fact,
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he used to always just go around
and say these things to himself,
like, Stack Dates.
He named this song, Stack Deck,
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he was saying hey baby,
hey baby,
wait a minute y 'all don't
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Don't look at me like that.
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Let me tell you, if you're going to play cards,
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baby, well, don't you know, don't you know
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you got to deal sometime?
Well, if you're going to play cards,
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baby, yeah,
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And you know, you know,
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you know you got to deal sometimes.
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Now listen. Aces for the first time
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that I met you.
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Three is for the third party,
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and darling, you know her name.
Four is for the fourth time
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that you tried to play the
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same old game.
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Five is for the five years
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that you used me for a clown.
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that you tried to put
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me down.
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Seventh is for the seventh
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of the month
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Eight is for the eighth of the month I left.
It's hard every day,
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10th is the 10th of the month, child.
You came every Friday
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to collect my pay.
Well, the Jack, he's your lover,
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an d you're using me
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for a clown.
King means good -looking papa,
but you're trying to put me down.
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But the queen, that's me
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An d I'm about to wear my crown
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You ain't dead when
the deal go down
Well, don't you know,
you gotta deal some time
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Verse 2
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Verse 3
Verse 4
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Now, now,
Verse 5
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I want this young man to tell y 'all,
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Hey, fella. Yeah, what's up?
Why don't you tell them
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What do you think about Stack Deck?
Hey, young man.
You talking to me?
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Now listen.
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This is for the first time I met you
Deuce is for the second time,
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and darlin' you know his name.
you tried to play the same old game.
Now, the 5 is for the 5 years
that rumors have been going around,
nowhere to be found.
Now the 7 is for the 7 days of the week
that I work hard every day, yeah.
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The 8 is for the 8th time baby,
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you done ran off with my page.
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you used me for your gold.
your other men tried to cut my throat.
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Now, the Jack, he's your lover.
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An d that joker thinks he's
The queen means pretty mama.
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Listen here.
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Well, the king, that's me.
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And I'm about to wear my crown.
If you're gonna play cards, baby
Let me tell you, you gotta deal
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You gotta deal sometime
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If you're gonna play cards, baby
Cause you're gonna have to
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deal sometimes
Oh baby, you gotta deal sometimes
I swear you got a deal
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You got to play cards sometimes
Oh, baby, let me tell you, baby,
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Yeah!
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