KING JESSE
Kicked in the door threw the money on the floor
Now all I see is suckers saluting in slow mo, go
BIG JOE
Em B7
King Jesse in the house
Em B7
Raise your glasses
Em B7
Get your wallets out your pockets
Em B7
All hail King
KING JESSE
Em B7
Jack Daniels and Jimmy Bean
Em B7
These are a few of my favorite things
Em B7
It's good to be the king
Em B7
It's so good to be the king
Em B7
Pockets fat, women thin
Em B7
Hot stakes and I'm bound to win
E B7
It's good
Em B7
Oh it's so good to be the king
Em B7
Allow me by way of introduction
Em B7
To say a little something bout these streets I grew up in
Em B7
Hustlin, trying to scrape a dollar out of nothing
Em B7
Take a little faith and make it substance
Em B7
You see where I come from you can live forever on your knees
Em B7
Begging alms, paying homages another man decrees
Em B7
Or, well you can give the people what they need
Em B7
Just enough to let em make believe they're free
Em B7
So I wear a heart on my sleeve, keep a spade in my cuff
Em B7
Let him without a shadow call my bluff
Em B7
I was born an urchin told I wasn't worth the weight of my dirt
Em B7
Now a king, crab-sidestepped the curse of my birth
Em B7
Tell em, Jesse in the house, throw your dice on the table
Em B7
Watch a leopard change its spots, lies become fables
Em B7
Whatever it takes for these ladies in lace
Em B7
To come walkin my way and they do, yeah they do so
Em B7
White powder and stacks of green
Em B7
These are a few of my favorite things
Em B7
It's good to be the king
Em B7
Oh it's so good to be the king
Em B7
Hot dice, loaded decks
Em B7
[Texin?] the checks of my loyal subjects
Em B7
It's good, yes it's good
Em B7
Oh it's so good to be the king
BIG JOE
Em
Word had spread far and wide about King Jesse's success
Em
And every young turk who'd ever felt the draw of a dark room on a hot summer night
Em
Tried his hand at toppling the King
STACK
King Jesse, you rollin' tonight?
KING JESSE
Well who's asking, young man?
STACk
Em
Well I guess you probably heard of me
G Am
Hi I'm Stack o Lee, no lyin'
B7
Same roustabout that took out Billy Lines
Em G
Just for tryin to pull an ace I wasted him
Am B7
My aim was nice, but you should see what I do with my dice
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Em G
I heard that you're the king fish, I brought my hook and bait along
Am B7
Roll the bones, great, place your bets on the heart eight
Em G
Here comes the heartache, Jesse, I come for crown and scepter
Am B7
I come for kin and kingdom so you and your big protector
Em G Am
Better recognize I'm better than the average guys who darken up your door
B7
Six foot two and I pack a forty four
Em G
No funny stuff, get me, we'll do this on the level Joe
Am B7
Didn't come to start rumors I only came to settle em
Em G
If you're half as decent as your rep that so precedes you
Am B7
You may put up a fight but it is I who will unseat you
Em G
Night night king, I demote you to a naive
Am B7
I'm the best that ever rolled em and these skeletons are my slaves
Em
How high? High as you like
Well let's go
Big Joe!
CHORUS
Em G Am B7
Big Joe pulled a big number what number did Joe pull?
Em G Am B7
Big Joe pulled a big number what number did Joe pull?
KING JESSE
Em B7
Easy cash stacks from [cocky beans?]
Em B7
These are a few of my favorite things
Em B7
It's good to be the king
Em B7
Oh it's so good to be the king
Em B7
My crowd shoutin as they tend to do
Em B7
And watching the look on your face when you lose
Em B7
It's good
Em B7
Oh it's so good to be the king
STACK
Em B7
I'm Stack o, you're stacks look low you need a loan?
Em B7
A little boost to your cash flow? I'm happy to oblige
Em B7
Or maybe you need a back rub, you know how to scrap with lion cubs
Em B7
But now you're rolling higher, the king of the pride
Em G
Down Simba, I call this one the rope-a-dope
Am
The hustler [?]
B7
The Caesar in the senate [on the eyes?]
Em G
And I'm surprised you pitted my position
Am
Cus the word around your kingdom is
B7
You love coming from behind
Ooooohh
Yeah, I said it
KING JESSE
Em B7
Fine I'm a little Roman in my sentiments
Em B7
But you? You're a peon in the presence of his imminence your impotence
Em G
And I forgive this incident your impudence
Am
Your judgement blurred
B7
Correct it, kiss the ring and have the last word
STACK
Em G
I might be down but I still swing a bigger better when there's pressure
Am B7
[fadfjadlf?] kind of precious treasure
Em G
Last two rolls were pocket change, I'm hungry for some real cake
Am
What do you say your honor
B7
One more, for some real stakes?
