I lay a bet
To see a card
The one I get
To play is hard
What can I say?
I've always felt
You play the hand you’re dealt
One holds an ace
One has to trump
Whoever pays
Becomes the chump
A winning way
Can also melt
You play the hand you're dealt
A club, or spade
Diamond or heart
Whether you played
Suits dumb or smart
You had to stay
With cards you held
You play the hand you're dealt
To change the deal
Or beat the odds
We all appeal
To different gods
But though to pray
You may have knelt
You play the hand you're dealt
I've thought it out
I'm sure I'm right
Life is about
We have to fight
Though blows may stray
Below the belt
You play the hand you're dealt
Some folks you see
And may condemn
But who are we
To scoff at them?
Who knows how they
Have been compelled
You play the hand you're dealt
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