Lyrics

This old town is full of guys, they think their mighty wise just because they know a thing or two
you see 'em every day, walkin up and down broadway tellin' of the wonders they can do
there are card sharks and crap shooters con men and boosters
they congregate around the metro pole
they've got fancy ties and collars
but where they get their dollars, you know they've got an ace down in the hole

some of them write to the old folks for coin, that's their ace down in the hole
some have a girl on the old tenderloin, that's their ace down in the hole

now they talk about the money they made but never spent
but never do they flash the old bank roll
they just hand you a line
buddy, they aint' got a dime

some of them write to the old folks for coin, that's their ace down in the hole
some have a girl on the old tenderloin, that's their ace down in the hole
now they talk about the money they made but never spent
but never do they flash the old bank roll
they just hand you a line
buddy, they aint' got a dime

nothin' but an ace down in the hole