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Land Of The One​-​Eyed Jack

from Diamond​/​Stone by Hank Stone

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lyrics by Ben Diamond
music by Hank Stone

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It’s a lonely place where everyone reads you dreams
Not a princess to be found
Waiting for their turn, four old wretched queens
Hang on every sound
Sisters? Cousins? They all look the same
Sad and dour, they’re caught up in the game
And the flowers only grow in red or in black
In the land of the suicide king and the winsome one-eyed jack
 
 
Two kings want to kill, two kings want to die
The assassin stays concealed
Pairing with a friend, seeking alibi
In case he is revealed
The rest have folded shop, they’ve said their last goodbye
The cost of staying in too steep, the ante way too high
There’s no one left now to watch your back
In the land of the suicide king and the winsome one-eyed jack
 
 
You can ford the river, you can climb the hill
I been all through these parts
I’ve played every game and haven’t found a Jill
Even though I bear my heart
All the numbered players and all their fancy tricks
Shuffle in and out to try and get their fix
But no one knows the deal, what lay beneath the stack
In the land of the suicide king and the winsome one-eyed jack

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from Diamond​/​Stone, released March 3, 2023

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Hank Stone New York

Most excellent songwright. Interpretive singer and guitarist. Harmonica hobbyist.

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