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Artist: Rory Gallagher
Canonical path: /rory-gallagher/walk-on-hot-coals
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Walk On Hot Coals
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Walk On Hot Coals
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Well I lost my shirt in a card game
In which I never had a chance
Well I lost my shirt in a card game
Which I never had a chance
The deck was marked
The game was rigged
You could not tell at a glance
Well I lost my job at the weekend
And I was back out on the streets
Well I lost my job at the weekend
I was back out on the streets
Found a way to get a dollar
But I spent it on the roulette wheel
Walk on hot coals
Sleep on a bed of nails
Walk on thin ice
Skate on razor blades
Got my little girl beside me
No matter what else fails...yea
Well I spent it all down at the racetrack
All the way my horse led the field
Spent it all down at the racetrack
All the way home my horse led the field
But it was a hoax, the mare was doped
A length to win she fell down on her knees
Gonna throw away my lucky penny
My rabbits foot and gypsy ring
Throw away my lucky penny
My rabbits foot and gypsy ring
Not gonna gamble on my baby
On this loosing streak I might not win
Well I walk on hot coals
Sleep on a bed of nails
Walk on thin ice
Skate on razor blades
Got my little girl beside me
No matter what else fails
Well I walk on hot coals
Sleep on a bed of nails
Walk on thin ice
Skate on razor blades
Got my little girl beside me
No matter what else fails
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