Lyrics:
(Sang)I'm waiting for ships that never come in.I wonder where they can be?(Spoken)Life is only a game of pokerAnd happiness is the partnerThey deal you five cards in the cradleAnd you play wether your like it or not.Some get a pat hand to start withAnd the game doesn't seem on the squareWhen you look at your hand and discoverYou were born without even a pair.But there's no use in kicking or squawkingJust pick up your cards and beginTo figure and plan and puzzleWhile fate looks on with a grin.Some take a chance at bluffingAnd stake everything they've gotOn a little dinky little poor flushAnd sometimes that wins a plot.Others will break up openersTo draw for a middle straightThey know what a chance they're takin'And they learned their mistake, too late.Some can't play crookedAgainst all good adviceBut they seldom get away with it And in the end they've paid the price.The most of us play straight pokerBut I'll tell you boys it's hardWhen you're there with both ends openAnd you can't draw the winning cardNow, I've always been a loserIt seems that I never can winAnd I'm just a dreamer who's waitingFor ships that never come in.(Sang)I wonder, where they can be?..