He rolled into town like a chilly wind, and everyone held their lips.
Money rolled up in his side pocket and a pistol on his hip.
Layin' em' down and swingin' 'round.
Slick was the name of the game
And he lived to play you the fool, Titanic

Married to five different women, he loved 'em with leather and lace.
He put five men underground all to just save face.
Any game of chance he could make the dice dance
He could look the devil in the eye.
And he lived to play you the fool, Titanic.

New Orleans, Chicago, St. Looey to Evansville.
Kansas City, Tulsla, Oklahoma anywhere they'd foot the bill.
Shuckin' the big boys in big suits
that's how he laid his claim to fame
And he lived to play you the fool, Titanic.

Lay 'em on the table boys and tee it off the ground.
Eight ball in the side pocket boys and run 'em out of town.

Harry Houdini, Al Capone, Hogan, Floyd and little Lee.
Right of left he could know it down always had an ace up his sleeve.
Drivin' his Pierce Arrow
and running like there's no tomorrow
And he live to play you the fool, Titanic.

Well they buried Ti on a shady hillside, there was a preacher and his last wife.
Nobody knows how his legend lives on or if he's living a better life.
All these years have passed now,
but don't you ever think about it twice
Cause he lived to play you the fool, Titanic

Lay 'em on the table boys and tee if off the ground.
Eight ball in the side pocket boys and run 'em out of town.