The Everly Brothers - Three armed poker-playin river rat

In the ^Gsummertime in 1861 And I was ^Clivin' near to Cairo town Only ^G20 years old  when  I stepped aboard the Rive^Dr Queen Well a ^Gman walked  up in a shiny blue suit He said “^CSon you wanna play some cards?” It was the ^Gthree-armed poker playin' ^Driver rat from New Or^Gleans

^GWell we sat down to play a little game of Black Jack And the ^Cfolks how they gathered round And then he ^Gstarted to deal so fast my head commenced to ^Dspin In one ^Ghand he had a drink ^GIn one hand he had a smoke In one ^Chand he had a royal flush Dirty ^Gthree-armed poker playin' ^Driver rat from New Or^Gleans

You know I ^Gplayed ‘til I was broke ^GThen I upped and walked away To have a ^Ctalk with a gal I'd found For to ^Gget some sympathy for way the stranger treated ^Dme Well he ^Gwalked up as bold as brass ^GPut two arms around her waist And with the ^Cother hand he knocked me down I hate the ^Gthree-armed poker playin' ^Driver rat from New Or^Gleans

And now ^Gmorning has come to rolling River Queen Where the ^Cgamblin' man slept last night Folks ^Gsay he fell overboard, and was washed out to ^Dsea And ^Ghere I'm sitting here in a ^Cshiny blue ^Gsuit Just a-^Cgrinnin' like a crazy fool Kinda ^Gwonderin' what to ^Ddo with the other ^Gsleeve I hate that ^Dthree-armed poker playin' ^Friver rat from New Or^Gleans