The Flatlanders - The Ballad of Honest Sam lyrics

[Verse 1] There never was a bad man in the movies Who could lie and cheat like Honest Sam In the card room down at Louie's He takes the pay from the workin' man [Chorus] Lay your cards on the table And everybody shows his hand Foiled again, you sad-eyed loser Foiled again by Honest Sam [Verse 2] Once, there came a simple stranger He caught Sam cheatin', words were said Sam just winked at Joe the Strangler Joe, he shot that stranger dead [Chorus] Lay the cards on the table And everybody shows his hand Foiled again, you sad-eyed loser Foiled again by Honest Sam [Verse 3] Now Honest Sam lives in a mansion And he sails his ship out on the sea And if the devil paid his ransom Well, then I guess he'd do the same for you and me [Chorus] Lay your cards on the table And everybody, show your hand Foiled again, you sad-eyed loser Foiled again by Honest Sam