They congregate around the Metropole
Some of them write to the old folks for coin
Well, that's their old ace in the hole
Telling of the wonders they can do
Like a old chump playing stud
Now their names would be mud
From 'Frisco up to that old North Pole
You can see them everyday
If they lost that old ace in the hole
Strolling up and down Broadway
Well, that's their old ace in the hole
Now some of them write to the old folks for coin
Just because they know a thing or two
That they are going to take
They'll tell you all the trips
Now their names would be mud
Well, they'll tell you all the trips
Others have gals on the old Tenderloin
That they are going to take
But where they get their dollars
Card sharks and crap shooters
If they lost that old ace in the hole
Well, there's conmen and there's boosters
And lets their old ace in the hole
They wear fancy ties and collars
And others well, they have gals on the old Tenderloin
While they all got an ace in the hole
From 'Frisco up to that old North Pole
And that's their old ace in the hole
Like a chump playing stud
