The cards were on the table, in a house to hard to change,
where 38's were loaded , also noted for they’re range,

minutes changed to hours, and looks began to stare,
in an east Kentucky poker game,
with suspicions in the air,

minutes changed to hours, the deal from hand to hand,
the stakes had hit the flood gate, for the breathitt county clan,

music in the background, whiskey in their reach,
and the queen of hearts , floats in a shirt,
on a east Kentucky creek,

one couldn’t draw the queen , the king was hidden well,
so he drew his 38, said I’ll see ya soon in hell,

minutes changed to hours, the deal from hand to hand,
the stakes had hit the flood gate, for the breathitt county clan,

they dressed the dead like Sunday, and shoved him in a grave,
the king of hearts washed ashore, near an east Kentucky cave,

the house has never changed, it’s so hard to keep it full,
and the 38's are empty, with an easy trigger pull.

minutes changed to hours, the deal from hand to hand,
the stakes had hit the flood gate, for the breathitt county clan,

Music in the background , preacher hard to reach,
the biggest grave I’ve ever seen, is an east kentucky creek