He said, "Pardon me for bein' so bold
But you got a cigarette that's
he lit it in his own good time
The smoke in that poolroom
When he talked it sounded
He said, "Would you care for a dollar
Little Red Parker was way in the back
taking quarters and handling racks
And I told him, "Red, come up here,
That brandy had me feeling warm,
And I said, "Honey, you like a winner",
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
He had a gold initials in a leather grip
pearly and silver inlaid tip
He smiled at me and he said, "Hell-a-way,
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
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 blond in their caddy
built like the rest of that car
And I hung it up and just let it pass
the waitress smiled said,
I took the charity and thanked her polite
And sittin' there sippin' and suddenly
Unlucky gambler and lucky in love
Guess you know what I was
When I said waitress, "Honey,
