Blackjack...
...R. I. P. My Brother
Madcap tips the hat
You know he shiver in the heat
Rain slick ground, city sound
Tappin' down Easy Street.
King Cat checks the Zodiac
Lines up the the scheme
Checkin' round the underground
Got a Joker for a Queen.
Blackjack the maniac
His life is but a dream
Slippin' down the alleyway
Well you hear that mother scream
He's the King of Queens.
Creole Max and Sugar Shack
Whisk by half unseen
Makin' ground to the empty sound
Clandestine to the seam.
Cadillac like a velvet bat
License reads thirteen
Downtown, spellbound
Lightning cuts the scene.
Face lit by a match
You see the shark has hit the scene
Hellbound, howlin'
Aces in his sleeve.
Someone hissed, shook a fist
Blew seven on the dice
Gold tooth, cobra boot
Smoke snakes 'round his eyes.
Blackjack the maniac
His life is but a dream
Slippin' down the alleyway
Well you hear that mother scream
He's the King of Queens.